First Fig
Edna St. Vincent Millay
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!
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Source. About the poet. Illustration: Edna St. Vincent Millay. (The tree in the photo is a Magnolia tree.)
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