“I would I were alive again To kiss the fingers of the rain, To drink into my eyes the shine Of every slanting silver line, To catch the freshened, fragrant breeze From drenched and dripping apple-trees. For soon the shower will be done, And then the broad face of the sun Will laugh above the rain-soaked earth Until the world with answering mirth Shakes joyously, and each round drop Rolls twinkling, from its grass-blade top.”
This volume compiles a selection of poems written by the author in their early career, showcasing their early style and thematic concerns. more
American poet, known for her lyrical and free verse poetry. Her poems are characterized by their deep portrayal of nature, love, and the female experience. Millay won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1923, becoming the first woman to receive the award. more
“She learned her hands in a fairy-tale, And her mouth on a valentine.”
“And her voice is a string of colored beads, Or steps leading into the sea.”
“But you were something more than young and sweet And fair, - and the long year remembers you.”
“A ghost in marble of a girl you knew Who would have loved you in a day or two.”
“Ah, I could lay me down in this long grass And close my eyes, and let the quiet wind Blow over me”