Witch-Wife - A poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay


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Edna St. Vincent Millay - Witch-Wife

She is neither pink nor pale,
        And she never will be all mine;
She learned her hands in a fairy-tale,
        And her mouth on a valentine.

She has more hair than she needs;
        In the sun 'tis a woe to me!
And her voice is a string of coloured beads,
        Or steps leading into the sea.

She loves me all that she can, 
        And her ways to my ways resign; 
But she was not made for any man, 
        And she never will be all mine.

Added: on October 30th, 2004 at 5:08 PM | Viewed: 3598 times | Comments and analysis of Witch-Wife by Edna St. Vincent Millay Comments (3)

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Poet: Edna St. Vincent Millay Poem: Witch-Wife Comment 3 of 3, added on January 18th, 2006 at 12:14 PM. So real. So Vital ...So sad that even a witch can not be loved. Why is it so hard to feel. So diffucult to be with someone different. These are mysteries not to be solved in this lifetime....maybe the next YIO from Canada Comment 2 of 3, added on March 11th, 2005 at 5:47 PM. It is a sad poem but one about how nothing is ever what we want or think we want. Her Witch-wife is partial figment, not completely in the same realm. Not something that can be held on to or even completely understood. Too many constraints are imposed from the outside for something of another realm to ever be able to adapt completely. It is a poem of longing and ultimate loss. Amy Mumpower from United States Comment 1 of 3, added on October 30th, 2004 at 5:08 PM. So real. So Vital ...So sad that even a witch can not be loved. Why is it so hard to feel. So diffucult to be with someone different. These are mysteries not to be solved in this lifetime....maybe the next Douglas Boyle from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Witch-Wife, 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: Witch-Wife Last read: Jul 20 2008, 2:17AM Viewed 3598 times. Added on October 30th, 2004 at 5:08 PM.

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