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Sonnet 03: Mindful Of You The Sodden Earth In Spring

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Sonnet 03: Mindful Of You The Sodden Earth In Spring by Edna St. Vincent Millay

 Mindful of you the sodden earth in spring,
 And all the flowers that in the springtime grow,
 And dusty roads, and thistles, and the slow
Rising of the round moon, all throats that sing
The summer through, and each departing wing,
 And all the nests that the bared branches show,
 And all winds that in any weather blow,
And all the storms that the four seasons bring.

You go no more on your exultant feet
 Up paths that only mist and morning knew,
Or watch the wind, or listen to the beat
 Of a bird's wings too high in air to view,—
But you were something more than young and sweet
 And fair,—and the long year remembers you.

Form: Italian Sonnet Comments

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