What Lips My Lips Have Kissed, And Where, And Why (Sonnet XLIII) - A poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay


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Edna St. Vincent Millay - What Lips My Lips Have Kissed, And Where, And Why (Sonnet XLIII)

What lips my lips have kissed, and where, and why, 
I have forgotten, and what arms have lain 
Under my head till morning; but the rain 
Is full of ghosts tonight, that tap and sigh 
Upon the glass and listen for reply, 
And in my heart there stirs a quiet pain 
For unremembered lads that not again 
Will turn to me at midnight with a cry. 
Thus in winter stands the lonely tree, 
Nor knows what birds have vanished one by one, 
Yet knows its boughs more silent than before: 
I cannot say what loves have come and gone, 
I only know that summer sang in me 
A little while, that in me sings no more.

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Poet: Edna St. Vincent Millay (Edna St. Vincent Millay Art) Poem: What Lips My Lips Have Kissed, And Where, And Why (Sonnet XLIII) Comment 27 of 27, added on November 16th, 2009 at 7:55 AM. love We should always cherish the people around us,including own lovers. Elaine from China Comment 26 of 27, added on May 11th, 2008 at 3:11 AM. I burst into tears when i first read this poem. So sad! Deborah from United States Comment 25 of 27, added on January 25th, 2008 at 10:07 AM. it can mean so many things!!!!!!! olivia from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, What Lips My Lips Have Kissed, And Where, And Why (Sonnet XLIII), has received 27 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: What Lips My Lips Have Kissed, And Where, And Why (Sonnet XLIII) Last read: Dec 10 2009, 3:16AM Viewed 29433 times. Added on January 25th, 2008 at 10:07 AM.

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