Pity Me Not Because The Light Of Day - A poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay


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Edna St. Vincent Millay - Pity Me Not Because The Light Of Day

Pity me not because the light of day
At close of day no longer walks the sky;
Pity me not for beauties passed away
From field and thicket as the the year goes by;
Pity me not the waning of the moon,
Nor that the ebbing tide goes out to sea,
Nor that a man's desire is hushed so soon,
And you no longer look with love on me.
This have I known always: Love is no more
Than the wide blossom which the wind assails,
Than the great tide that treads the shifting shore,
Strewing fresh wreckage gathered in the gales:
Pity me that the heart is slow to learn
What the swift mind beholds at ever turn.

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Poet: Edna St. Vincent Millay Poem: Pity Me Not Because The Light Of Day Poem of the Day: Apr 16 2007 Comment 5 of 5, added on May 17th, 2007 at 3:54 PM. This poem is quite amazing, I just cant get my mind to wrap around the setting of this poem. Can anyone out there help me? Jessica from Canada Comment 4 of 5, added on February 20th, 2006 at 9:33 PM. exquisite poem...and saddening. "And you no longer look with love on me." Joy from United States Comment 3 of 5, added on July 29th, 2005 at 8:35 AM. I had to memorize and analyze this poem in the 9th grade. It has become dear to me. The key to this poem is in it's last two lines: pity me that the heart is slow to learn what the swift mind beholds at every turn. How many times have I followed my heart, despite what my brain was telling me, only to be hurt? This poem so distinctly encapsulates the daily wonders that we so appreciate but often miss. But missing these wonders is nothing for those of us who follow our hearts over our minds in life, and that it is a pity that our hearts often overwhelm what is so obvious to the mind. Love over logic. Loss and pain which could be prevented if only we'd follow logic, not our emotions. Lisa from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Pity Me Not Because The Light Of Day, has received 5 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay with others on the American Poems poetry forum!

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Poet: Edna St. Vincent Millay Poem: Pity Me Not Because The Light Of Day Last read: Aug 21 2008, 3:18AM Poem of the Day: Apr 16 2007 Viewed 5183 times. Added on July 29th, 2005 at 8:35 AM.

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