tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post8911067621320720377..comments2024-03-25T10:07:31.278-07:00Comments on There is no such thing as a God-forsaken town: Poetry Friday: I Burn my CandleRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-70957727841827266672010-10-05T03:52:07.229-07:002010-10-05T03:52:07.229-07:00Thanks for sharing this one, which I love. Burning...Thanks for sharing this one, which I love. Burning is what a candle is for...sounds like the opening of a poem:>)laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-27789728869529715672010-10-03T05:10:06.104-07:002010-10-03T05:10:06.104-07:00I often (TOO often) burn my candle at both ends, a...I often (TOO often) burn my candle at both ends, and I need to make sure it's giving off "a lovely light" and not just using up the wax of my time here on earth...Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-76959948111672775932010-10-01T08:45:29.522-07:002010-10-01T08:45:29.522-07:00It's such an evocative poem. Millay was fascin...It's such an evocative poem. Millay was fascinating -- there's a great bio on her called Savage Beauty.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-23820922591899541932010-10-01T08:27:20.213-07:002010-10-01T08:27:20.213-07:00I agree with David - "your last line 'and...I agree with David - "your last line 'and buring is what a candle is for' is a great coda." It takes away the guilt I usually feel at reading this poem and makes me realize that burning is praising and doing what we were made to do. So I'm all right now! Thanks.Andromeda Jazmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355192738014962965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-12822884041674079782010-10-01T06:02:46.290-07:002010-10-01T06:02:46.290-07:00two things. first, i came across this poem in mid...two things. first, i came across this poem in middle school and haven't forgot it. why? is it the cleverness of "owning" that candle-burning, or simply that it is easy to memorize and thus like a charm you can carry in your pocket all the time.<br /><br />second, your last line 'and buring is what a candle is for' is a great coda. it feels like it belongs in the poem somehow.<br /><br />nicely said, thanks for sharing, and best of luck with the power.david elzeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16653215150526146224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-17332126238870389272010-10-01T05:53:49.293-07:002010-10-01T05:53:49.293-07:00Oh, I love Edna St. Vincent Millay. Thank you for ...Oh, I love Edna St. Vincent Millay. Thank you for sharing this one!Jenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024880986964198385noreply@blogger.com