Monday, January 13, 2003

Sonnet 01: Thou Art Not Lovelier Than Lilacs,&Mdash;No Comments

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Thou art not lovelier than lilacs,—no,
Nor honeysuckle; thou art not more fair
Than small white single poppies,—I can bear
Thy beauty; though I bend before thee, though
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Edna St. Vincent Millay
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Colleen Courtney 17 May 2014

Such a beautifully worded poem. One of the poets finest.

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Nici M 23 January 2014

There may be those who disagree, but I think that this is Edna StV-M's finest piece. One may follow the crowd and hail Renascence as her crowning achievement, but here in these 14 lines lies perfection of form and great clarity of intent; also, some of the loveliest arrangements of words as are to be found anywhere. This sonnet represents intelligent and complex use of all her craft- perfection in 14 lines.

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Edna St. Vincent Millay

Edna St. Vincent Millay

Rockland / Maine / United States
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