I will come back to you, I swear I will; And you will know me still. I shall be only a little taller Than when I went.
Edna St. Vincent Millaypity me that the heart is slow to learn what the swift mind beholds at every turn.
Edna St. Vincent MillayI shall forget you presently, my dear, So make the most of this, your little day, Your little month, your little half a year, Ere I forget, or die, or move away, And we are done forever; by and by I shall forget you, as I said, but now, If you entreat me with your loveliest lie I will protest you with my favorite vow. I would indeed that love were longer-lived, And vows were not so brittle as they are, But so it is, and nature has contrived To struggle on without a break thus far,-- Whether or not we find what we are seeking Is idle, biologically speaking.
Edna St. Vincent Millay