Sweet Love, Sweet Thorn, When Lightly To My Heart - A poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay

Edna St. Vincent Millay - Sweet Love, Sweet Thorn, When Lightly To My Heart

Sweet love, sweet thorn, when lightly to my heart
I took your thrust, whereby I since am slain,
And lie disheveled in the grass apart,
A sodden thing bedrenched by tears and rain,
While rainy evening drips to misty night,
And misty night to cloudy morning clears,
And clouds disperse across the gathering light,
And birds grow noisy, and the sun appears
Had I bethought me then, sweet love, sweet thorn,
How sharp an anguish even at the best,
When all's requited and the future sworn,
The happy Hour can leave within the breast,
I had not so come running at the call
Of one whoe loves me little, if at all.

Added: on September 5th, 2005 at 4:16 AM | Viewed: 3997 times | Comments and analysis of Sweet Love, Sweet Thorn, When Lightly To My Heart by Edna St. Vincent Millay Comments (3)

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Poet: Edna St. Vincent Millay Poem: Sweet Love, Sweet Thorn, When Lightly To My Heart Poem of the Day: Jul 24 2004 Comment 3 of 3, added on December 30th, 2005 at 10:22 AM. A sweet love can feel like spring after the winter. Lamar Cole from United States Comment 2 of 3, added on November 22nd, 2005 at 9:25 AM. wow! what a poem to just stumble across. when i read this i sware my heart got ripped out of my body. i have never felt anything like that when reading any poem. i just absolutely fell in love with it. its one of the best poems i have ever had the pleasure of reading!! mallory from United States Comment 1 of 3, added on September 5th, 2005 at 4:16 AM. i like this pome stop and look at you can feel wher it is come from it is very good so keep it up matthew from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Sweet Love, Sweet Thorn, When Lightly To My Heart, has received 3 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: Sweet Love, Sweet Thorn, When Lightly To My Heart Last read: Jul 25 2008, 5:54AM Poem of the Day: Jul 24 2004 Viewed 3997 times. Added on September 5th, 2005 at 4:16 AM.

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