Love
To the Not Impossible Him
From Poems (Secker, 1923): Section Two
Love
How shall I know, unless I go
To Cairo and Cathay,
Whether or not this blessed spot
Is blest in every way?
Now it may be, the flower for me
Is this beneath my nose;
How shall I tell, unless I smell
The Carthaginian rose?
The fabric of my faithful love
No power shall dim or ravel
Whilst I stay here,--but oh, my dear,
If I should ever travel!
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Millay, Edna St. Vincent. “To the Not Impossible Him.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/millay/26/.
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Millay, Edna St. Vincent. “To the Not Impossible Him.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/millay/26/.
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