2.18.2024

take them all down

Give away her gowns,
Give away her shoes;
She has no more use
For her fragrant gowns;
Take them all down,
Blue, green, blue,
Lilac, pink, blue,
From their padded hangers;
She will dance no more
In her narrow shoes;
Sweep her narrow shoes
From the closet floor.
 
[Edna St. Vincent Millay {1892-1950}, 'Chorus', from Second April]

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