Shelley, Percy Bysshe -- Poem (1820), “Death,” st. 3, Posthumous Poems (1824)

Dave — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 18:12:12 +0000

First our pleasures die — and then
Our hopes, and then our fears — and when
These are dead, the debt is due,
Dust claims dust — and we die too.

Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822) English poet
Poem (1820), “Death,” st. 3, Posthumous Poems (1824)

Millay, Edna St. Vincent -- “Ebb,” The Nation (UK), Vol. 27, No. 4 (1920-04-24)

Dave — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 22:41:18 +0000

I know what my heart is like
Since your love died:
It is like a hollow ledge
Holding a little pool
Left there by the tide,
A little tepid pool,
Drying inward from the edge.

Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892–1950) American poet
“Ebb,” The Nation (UK), Vol. 27, No. 4 (1920-04-24)

Collected in Second April (1921).

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Shelley, Percy Bysshe -- Poem (1820), “Death,” st. 3, Posthumous Poems (1824)

Millay, Edna St. Vincent -- “Ebb,” The Nation (UK), Vol. 27, No. 4 (1920-04-24)