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Born in September 7, 1885 / Died in December 16, 1928 / United States / English

Poems by Elinor Wylie

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Love Song

... Whether your ringlets should be curled, ...

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Madman's Song

... Than to sleep with your head on a golden pillow, ...

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Nadir

... Gall from black grapes--to sew an endless seam ...

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Nancy

... The dextrous touch that shaped the soul of you, ...

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Now let no charitable hope

... And none has quite escaped my smile ...

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October

... Water and light are wearing thin: ...

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Ophelia

... When my curls touch my shoulder ...

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Phases of the Moon

... Turn to the East or turn to the West ...

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Poor Earth

... The sun has strapped it to his wheel ...

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Pretty Words

... Like midsummer moths, and honied words like bees, ...

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Primavera in the North

... She has danced for leagues and leagues, ...

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Prophecy

... On a bedstead striped with bright-blue paint, ...

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Quarrel

... My speech . . . and all my lights go out ...

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Sanctuary

... His lustrous bricks are brighter than blood, ...

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Sea Lullaby

... In sheathings of silk The sea creeps to pillage, ...