Monday, February 22, 2021

Beers & Books LIV – Edna St Vincent Millay

 

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

[from A Few Figs from Thistles]

Edna St. Vincent Millay (22 February 1892 – 19 October 1950)

6 comments:

  1. Eh, now that glass looks like it contains what could perhaps, just about, be called distilled beer. As for the book, as usual, I have no idea.

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  2. And yet, somehow, those twice burned candles do last a surprisingly long time. I like their light as well.

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    1. "Love is not all". When listening to one of her most prominent poems, I was not impressed; but afterwards, checking her biography.

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  3. That's a fine way to present an t-uisge! Like Andrew I hadn't heard of the Writer but she seemed like she was a courageous woman.

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    1. Very courageous, and an extraordinary artist.
      Sláinte!

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