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)
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- Ode To Silence (Edna St. Vincent Millay Poems)
- Interim (Edna St. Vincent Millay Poems)
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