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Edna St. Vincent Millay - Eel-Grass

No matter what I say,
All that I really love
Is the rain that flattens on the bay,
And the eel-grass in the cove;
The jingle-shells that lie and bleach
At the tide-line, and the trace
Of higher tides along the beach:
Nothing in this place.

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Eel-Grass - Comments and Information

Poet: Edna St. Vincent Millay (Edna St. Vincent Millay Art)
Poem: Eel-Grass

Comment 2 of 2, added on January 20th, 2005 at 4:35 PM.

This poem has brought me comfort on many occassions. I

judy from United States
Comment 1 of 2, added on October 15th, 2004 at 11:00 AM.

This poem is AWESOME! I love the subtle rhyme scheme and metapjor for life.

Jenny from United States

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