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“First Fig” by Edna St. Vincent Millay (1982 – 1950)


“First Fig”

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!

By TDarris

Thinker. Reader. Writer--- of, and about, a plethora of things.

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