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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FUTILITY, by CHARLOTTE BLAISING
First Line: I'm burning the well-known midnight oil
Last Line: But all my stuff is pastel pink!
Subject(s): Writing & Writers
First Line: I'm burning the well-known midnight oil
Last Line: But all my stuff is pastel pink!
Subject(s): Writing & Writers
I'm burning the well-known midnight oil,
And using endless bottles of ink,
In trying to write with flaming pen --
But all my stuff is pastel pink!
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