First Fig
My candle burns at both ends;
It will not last the night;
But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends-
It gives a lovely light!
-Edna St. Vincent Millay, 1920
This poem caught my fancy as I find myself staying up later and later to try to fit both work and personal time into my life somewhere.
4 comments:
I like that poem. Very expressive. Sounds to me like the hours are long but the taste is sweet. Mom
Appropriate, and sweet. Any idea why it's called First Fig?
I can so relate!
Great poem :)
I did just a little digging on the title, only to find that there are many different opinions. I kind of like that.
It is the first poem in a collection entitled "A Few Figs From Thistles" - you can find it here:
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/millay/figs/figs.html
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