My candle burns at both endsIt will not last the night;But ah,

My candle burns at both endsIt will not last the night;But ah,

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We were very tired, we were very merry—We had gone back and

We were very tired, we were very merry—We had gone back and

mylife-inpalerainbows: “I just want to be quiet and remember

mylife-inpalerainbows: “I just want to be quiet and remember

“The greatest feminists have also been the greatest lovers.

“The greatest feminists have also been the greatest lovers.

 “I will be the gladdest thing under the sun! I will touch

“I will be the gladdest thing under the sun! I will touch

“Into the darkness they go, the wise and the lovely. ”  ―

“Into the darkness they go, the wise and the lovely. ” ―

“My candle burns at both ends;It will not last the night;But

“My candle burns at both ends;It will not last the night;But

“My heart is warm with the friends I make,And better friends

“My heart is warm with the friends I make,And better friends

“I know I am but summer to your heart, and not the full four

“I know I am but summer to your heart, and not the full four

“The greatest feminists have also been the greatest lovers.

“The greatest feminists have also been the greatest lovers.

“I will be the gladdest thing under the sun! I will touch a

“I will be the gladdest thing under the sun! I will touch a

sumisa-lily:“The greatest feminists have also been the greatest

sumisa-lily:“The greatest feminists have also been the greatest

sumisa-lily:“My candle burns at both ends;It will not last

sumisa-lily:“My candle burns at both ends;It will not last

sumisa-lily:  “I will be the gladdest thing under the sun!

sumisa-lily: “I will be the gladdest thing under the sun!

sumisa-lily: “My candle burns at both ends;It will not last

sumisa-lily: “My candle burns at both ends;It will not last

violentwavesofemotion:  “I met the wolf alone and was devoured

violentwavesofemotion: “I met the wolf alone and was devoured

kafk-a:   kafk-a:   Edna St. Vincent Millay    Roland Barthes,

kafk-a: kafk-a: Edna St. Vincent Millay Roland Barthes,

violentwavesofemotion:  Edna St. Vincent Millay, from The Collected

violentwavesofemotion: Edna St. Vincent Millay, from The Collected

tonguesbattledfordominance:Edna St. Vincent Millay with Mary

tonguesbattledfordominance:Edna St. Vincent Millay with Mary

smakkabagms: “(…) a little lonely child Lost in Hell, - Persephone,”

smakkabagms: “(…) a little lonely child Lost in Hell, - Persephone,”

441px:   i will be the gladdest thing under the sun! i will touch

441px: i will be the gladdest thing under the sun! i will touch

fuckyeahhistorycrushes:  Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892 – 1950)

fuckyeahhistorycrushes: Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892 – 1950)

missedinhistory:  stuffmomnevertoldyou:  Happy National Poetry

missedinhistory: stuffmomnevertoldyou: Happy National Poetry

espera1609:Night falls fast. Today is in the past. . Edna St.

espera1609:Night falls fast. Today is in the past. . Edna St.

bareblu:  from a sonnet by Edna St. Vincent Millay

bareblu: from a sonnet by Edna St. Vincent Millay

anael-barbiel:  hellocoraco:    “I know I am but summer to

anael-barbiel: hellocoraco: “I know I am but summer to

mikaelsplayground:  “Where you used to be, there is a hole

mikaelsplayground: “Where you used to be, there is a hole

dearestvita:  Violet Trefusis to Vita Sackville-West, c. 1910 

dearestvita:  Violet Trefusis to Vita Sackville-West, c. 1910 

linkinmoon:Edna St. Vincent Millay, in Letters (1952)

linkinmoon:Edna St. Vincent Millay, in Letters (1952)

oldfilmsflicker:“Sonnet XLIII” by Edna St. Vincent Millay

oldfilmsflicker:“Sonnet XLIII” by Edna St. Vincent Millay

whitneymuseum: A Valentines Day sentiment that transcends the

whitneymuseum: A Valentines Day sentiment that transcends the

watchoutforintellect:  “To what purpose, April, do you return

watchoutforintellect: “To what purpose, April, do you return

bleed-well-poison-girl:  “Tomorrow, it may be, I might do things

bleed-well-poison-girl: “Tomorrow, it may be, I might do things