Safe upon the solid rock the ugly houses stand
Come and see my shining palace built upon the sand!
*My candle burns at both ends;
It will not last the night.
But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends --
It gives a lovely light. *
:-(
I love the way she is rejoicing the transiency of love in the first fig--infact in both figs.
So you are a ~Millay fan too?