Time & Brevity
My candle burns at both ends
From Poems (Secker, 1923): Section Two
Time & Brevity
My candle burns at both ends;
It will not last the night;
But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends--
It gives a lovely light!
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MLA
Millay, Edna St. Vincent. “My candle burns at both ends.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/millay/22/.
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Millay, Edna St. Vincent. “My candle burns at both ends.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/millay/22/.
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