Afternoon on a Hill
I will be the gladdest thing
Under the sun!
I will touch a hundred flowers
And not pick one.
I will look at cliffs and clouds
With quiet eyes,
Watch the wind bow down the grass,
And the grass rise.
And when lights begin to show
Up from the town,
I will mark which must be mine,
And then start down!
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Edna St. Vincent Millay was also featured for Meet Me in 811's Poem-A-Day April 17, 2011 and Poem-A-Day April 18, 2007.