Poem: “Cherish you then the hope I shall forget” Edna St. Vincent Millay

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Cherish you then the hope I shall forget

Sonnet

Cherish you then the hope I shall forget
At length, my lord, Pieria?—put away
For your so passing sake, this mouth of clay,
These mortal bones against my body set,
For all the puny fever and frail sweat
Of human love,—renounce for these, I say,
The Singing Mountain’s memory, and betray
The silent lyre that hangs upon me yet?
Ah, but indeed, some day shall you awake,
Rather, from dreams of me, that at your side
So many nights, a lover and a bride,
But stern in my soul’s chastity, have lain,
To walk the world forever for my sake,
And in each chamber find me gone again!

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American Literature – American Poetry – Edna St. Vincent Millay – Poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay

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Cherish you then the hope I shall forget

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