Am I kin to Sorrow,
That so oft
Falls the knocker of my door —
Neither loud nor soft,
But as long accustomed,
Under Sorrow’s hand?
Marigolds around the step
And rosemary stand,
And then comes Sorrow —
And what does Sorrow care
For the rosemary
Or the marigolds there?
Am I kin to Sorrow?
Are we kin?
That so oft upon my door —
Oh, come in!
(Edna St. Vincent Millay)
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