Monday, January 13, 2003

An Ancient Gesture Comments

Rating: 3.1

I thought, as I wiped my eyes on the corner of my apron:
Penelope did this too.
And more than once: you can't keep weaving all day
And undoing it all through the night;
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Edna St. Vincent Millay
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daniel roblero 13 September 2022

esta bien esa es una historia muy bonita

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Rose Marie Juan-austin 27 December 2021

A unique and touching poem. Beautifully expressed.

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Jose Gonzalez 27 December 2021

She comnects her predicament her husband running out on her. She dried out her tears on her apron as her ancestors did. It got to me

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Ramesh T A 27 December 2021

Even today this practice is going on if people happen to be romantic and sentimental in characters!

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Chris Potter 01 December 2015

ahh....ahH...aHH... AHH CHOOOO! this is old and dusty. it made me sneeze.

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* Sunprincess * 15 November 2015

.........very imaginative, truly original ★

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Colleen Courtney 16 May 2014

I'm almost positive there is not a single person out there who's arms have never lofted to make this gesture! As she says, sometimes there's just nothing else you can do!

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David Gerardino 01 February 2012

Your arms get tired, and the back of your neck gets tight, VERY GOOD,

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Edna St. Vincent Millay

Edna St. Vincent Millay

Rockland / Maine / United States
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