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Heap not on this mound roses that she loved so well why bewilder her with roses that she cannot see or smell.
Edna St. Vincent Millay
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Edna St. Vincent Millay
Age: 58 †
Born: 1892
Born: February 22
Died: 1950
Died: October 19
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Not poppy, nor mandrake, Nor all the drowsy syrups of the world, Shall ever medicine thee to that sweet sleep, Which thou owest yesterday.
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If I could have two things in one: the peace of the grave, and the light of the sun.
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Pour away despair and rinse the cup. Eat happiness like bread.
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Life must go on I forget just why.
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I will come back to you, I swear I will And you will know me still. I shall be only a little taller Than when I went.
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That which has quelled me, lives with me, Accomplice in catastrophe.
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Gently they go, the beautiful, the tender, the kind Quietly they go, the intelligent, the witty, the brave. I know. But I do not approve. And I am not resigned.
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