Millay, Edna St. Vincent -- Poem (1920), “Grown-Up,” A Few Figs from Thistles, (1921, expanded ed.)

Dave — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 21:59:20 +0000

Was it for this I uttered prayers,
And sobbed and cursed and kicked the stairs,
That now, domestic as a plate,
I should retire at half-past eight?

Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892–1950) American poet
Poem (1920), “Grown-Up,” A Few Figs from Thistles, (1921, expanded ed.)

The poem was not in the original 1920 publication.

Stevenson, Robert Louis -- Poem (1885), “Bed in Summer,” st. 1, A Child’s Garden of Verses

Dave — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 15:15:52 +0000

In winter I get up at night
And dress by yellow candle-light.
In summer quite the other way,
I have to go to bed by day.

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894) Scottish essayist, novelist, poet
Poem (1885), “Bed in Summer,” st. 1, A Child’s Garden of Verses

WIST Quotations

Millay, Edna St. Vincent -- Poem (1920), “Grown-Up,” A Few Figs from Thistles, (1921, expanded ed.)

Stevenson, Robert Louis -- Poem (1885), “Bed in Summer,” st. 1, A Child’s Garden of Verses