Love

Kin to Sorrow

by Edna St. Vincent Millay 1892–1950

From Poems (Secker, 1923): Section One

Love

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!

MLA

Millay, Edna St. Vincent. “Kin to Sorrow.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/millay/8/.

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