Sorrow - A poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay


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Edna St. Vincent Millay - Sorrow

Sorrow like a ceaseless rain
   Beats upon my heart.
People twist and scream in pain,—
Dawn will find them still again;
This has neither wax nor wane,
   Neither stop nor start.

People dress and go to town;
   I sit in my chair.
All my thoughts are slow and brown:
Standing up or sitting down
Little matters, or what gown
   Or what shoes I wear.

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Poet: Edna St. Vincent Millay Poem: Sorrow Volume: Renascence and Other Poems Year: Published/Written in 1917 Comment 2 of 2, added on March 24th, 2005 at 11:22 PM. This poem is so powerful! It tells how when you're alone and depressed, you are able to exress all your passion and fury, but when you're being watched you, for some unexplainable reason, withhold all your emotions but NEVER stop feeling your pain. And as others are getting on with life, you are stationary; diverting your thoughts from what's hurting you. poet chik from United States Comment 1 of 2, added on October 31st, 2004 at 8:21 PM. one of the greatest poem i ever read. anand More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Sorrow, has received 2 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: Sorrow Volume: Renascence and Other Poems Year: Published/Written in 1917 Last read: Jul 7 2008, 11:02AM Viewed 3752 times. Added on October 31st, 2004 at 8:21 PM.

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