[What lips my lips have kissed, and where, and why] (1923)

Monday, March 19, 2012

[What lips my lips have kissed, and where, and why] (1923)

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In this blog, I choose the poem [What lips my lips have kissed, and where, and why] written by Edna St. Vicent Millay, which was published  in 1923, because when we are young we have many lovers, but when we are old no one is around us.  This poem has 14 lines. It speaks about memories.

This poem:

[What lips my lips have kissed, and where, and why] describes memories that people come and gone from our lives. When people are young enjoy everything, especially love. However, the time flies and our lives fly too.  So, the life brings happiness at the beginning, but the life brings sadness at the end.

What lips my lips have kissed, and where, and why, I have forgotten, and what arms have lain Under my head till morning; (line 1-3).  but the rain,  Is full of ghosts tonigh, that tap and sigh Upon the glass and listen for reply, And in my heart there stirs a quiet pain, for unremembered lads that not again  Will turn to me at midnight with a cry (line4- 8).  Thus in the winter stands the lonely tree,  Nor knows what birds have vanished one by one, Yet knows it boughs more silent than before:  I cannot say what loves have come and gone,  I only know that summer sang in me  A little while, that in me sings no more. (line 9-14).

    The form of [What lips my lips have kissed, and where, and why], is sonnet, however, sonnet poem speak about love.  I am sure that she enjoyed her life during her young. However, she feels alone and sad, due changes in her life.

This poem can be represented as:  

• Rain, winter, birds have gone/ sad life
• Summer/ good times, enjoy, hapiness, in love,  warmth
• Lonely/ past lovers, herself
• heart in quiet pain/ memories
• unremembered/ what lips my lips have kissed, and where, and why