National Poetry Month
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brigdhInland by Edna St Vincent Millay
People that build their houses inland,
People that buy a plot of ground
Shaped like a house, and build a house there,
Far from the sea-board, far from the sound
Of water sucking the hollow ledges,
Tons of water striking the shore,—
What do they long for, as I long for
One salt smell of the sea once more?
People the waves have not awakened,
Spanking the boats at the harbour’s head,
What do they long for, as I long for,—
Starting up in my inland bed,
Beating the narrow walls, and finding
Neither a window nor a door,
Screaming to God for death by drowning,—
One salt taste of the sea once more?
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People that build their houses inland,
People that buy a plot of ground
Shaped like a house, and build a house there,
Far from the sea-board, far from the sound
Of water sucking the hollow ledges,
Tons of water striking the shore,—
What do they long for, as I long for
One salt smell of the sea once more?
People the waves have not awakened,
Spanking the boats at the harbour’s head,
What do they long for, as I long for,—
Starting up in my inland bed,
Beating the narrow walls, and finding
Neither a window nor a door,
Screaming to God for death by drowning,—
One salt taste of the sea once more?
This entry was originally posted at http://brigdh.dreamwidth.org/14038.html. Please comment there using OpenID.
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Date: 2016-04-26 07:21 am (UTC)I grew up on Cape Cod. This poem has been special to me for almost 40 years now. Millay is very good.
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Date: 2016-04-28 12:57 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-04-26 07:21 am (UTC)I grew up on Cape Cod. This poem has been special to me for almost 40 years now. Millay is very good.