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Edna St. Vincent Millay

Rockland / Maine / United States

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Rockland / Maine / United States

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Give away her gowns,
Give away her shoes;
She has no more use
For her fragrant gowns;
Take them all down,
Blue, green, blue,
Lilac, pink, blue,
From their padded hangers;
She will dance no more
In her narrow shoes;
Sweep her narrow shoes
From the closet floor.

Edna St. Vincent Millay

Monday, January 13, 2003

Topic(s) of this poem: pink

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Colleen Courtney 17 May 2014

Another poem left up to the readers discretion. Not sure if cleanimg out after a death or if the subjects time in the spotlight is over for whatever reason. Another hmmmmm........from me!

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