STILL must the poet as of old, 
In barren attic bleak and cold, 
Starve, freeze, and fashion verses to 
Such things as flowers and song and you; 

Still as of old his being give 
In Beauty's name, while she may live,
Beauty that may not die as long 
As there are flowers and you and song.

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Poet: Edna St. Vincent Millay
Poem: 17. To Kathleen
Volume: A Few Figs From Thistles
Year: Published/Written in 1921
Poem of the Day: Sep 29 2004
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