Where's Madge then,
Madge and her men?
buried with
Alice in her hair,
(but if you ask the rain
he'll not tell where.)
beauty makes terms
with time and his worms,
when loveliness
says sweetly Yes
to wind and cold;
and how much earth
is Madge worth?
Inquire of the flower that sways in the autumn
she will never guess.
but i know
my heart fell dead before.
Where's Madge then,
I am soaking in it.
1 comment:
I think ol' e.e. was cribbing from edna st vincent millay in this poem. Partly her style and partly her subject matter. Which wouldn't be surprising considering they were in competition. Oh, that brilliant insight doesn't interest you? Get stuffed!
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