Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SONNET: 31, by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY


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First Line: Oh, oh, you will be sorry for that word
Last Line: I shall be gone, and you may whistle for me.
Alternate Author Name(s): Boyd, Nancy; Boissevain, Eugen, Mrs.
Subject(s): Love; Love - Loss Of; Man-woman Relationships; Male-female Relations


Oh, oh, you will be sorry for that word!
Give back my book and take my kiss instead.
Was it my enemy or my friend I heard? --
"What a big book for such a little head!"
Come, I will show you now my newest hat,
And you may watch me purse my mouth and prink.
Oh, I shall love you still and all of that.
I never again shall tell you what I think.

I shall be sweet and crafty, soft and sly;
You will not catch me reading any more;
I shall be called a wife to pattern by;
And some day when you knock and push the door,
Some sane day, not too bright and not too stormy,
I shall be gone, and you may whistle for me.





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