Mythology & Folklore
Daphne
From Poems (Secker, 1923): Section Two
Mythology & Folklore
Why do you follow me?--
Any moment I can be
Nothing but a laurel-tree.
Any moment of the chase
I can leave you in my place
A pink bough for your embrace.
Yet if over hill and hollow,
Still it is your will to follow,
I am off;--to heel, Apollo!
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Millay, Edna St. Vincent. “Daphne.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/millay/33/.
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Millay, Edna St. Vincent. “Daphne.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/millay/33/.
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