"Afternoons on a Hill"
I will be the gladdest thing
Under the sun!
I will touch a hundred flowers and not pick one.
I will look at cliffs and clouds
with quiet eyes,
Watch the wind bow down the grass,
and the grass rise.
And when the lights begin to show
up from the town,
I will mark which must be mine,
and then start down!
- Edna St. Vincent Millay
5 responses to “Poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay”
One of my favorites. I included it in the collection I did for Sterling Press!Very best,Fran
It’s a beautiful poem! Which Sterling Press title is it? I have the Poetry for Young People, Robert Louis Stevenson poem book that you edited. I love that book and knowing that you worked on it makes it that more special to me.
A very nice poem and I agree with those thoughts. This looks like an interesting place to visit Esther.
It’s an interesting museum in SF. I’m not sure if you remember the albino alligator I mentioned before. This is that museum.
We finally trekked out here with friends and kids had a blast. They’re pretty good about wearing masks and with social distancing, so I didn’t freak out as much. It was a good day of learning, exploring, and having fun.
I’m glad you like the poem! It has nice imagery.
Have a wonderful weekend and hope the weather is cooperative these days!
It sounds like fun. Well, it is a rainy weekend, but I did manage to get a walk in this morning and some pictures. Given the fact that there is so much severe weather going on these days, I am going to quit complaining so much about our rain.