Edna St. Vincent Millay. First Fig. Harriet Monroe, ed. Poetry: A Magazine of Verse. 1912-22

Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). Poetry: A Magazine of Verse. 1912–22.

First Fig

By Edna St. Vincent Millay


From “Figs from Thistles” 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!