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Vintage verse – Recuerdo by Edna St. Vincent Millay

Recuerdo

We were very tired, we were very merry—
We had gone back and forth all night on the ferry.
It was bare and bright, and smelled like a stable—
But we looked into a fire, we leaned across a table,
We lay on a hill-top underneath the moon;
And the whistles kept blowing, and the dawn came soon.

We were very tired, we were very merry—
We had gone back and forth all night on the ferry;
And you ate an apple, and I ate a pear,
From a dozen of each we had bought somewhere;
And the sky went wan, and the wind came cold,
And the sun rose dripping, a bucketful of gold.

We were very tired, we were very merry,
We had gone back and forth all night on the ferry.
We hailed “Good morrow, mother!” to a shawl-covered head,
And bought a morning paper, which neither of us read;
And she wept, “God bless you!” for the apples and pears,
And we gave her all our money but our subway fares.

by Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950)

Photo by Christine Klocek-Lim

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2 responses to “Vintage verse – Recuerdo by Edna St. Vincent Millay”

  1. sarahrussellpoetry Avatar

    One of my all time favorites! Thank you.

  2. Bruce Guernsey Avatar

    What a wonderful poet she was and will always be. And what a perfect poem to choose as our summer voyages come to an end.

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