Prayer To Persephone

Edna St. Vincent MillayEdna St. Vincent Millay

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Be to her, Persephone,
All the things I might not be;
Take her head upon your knee.
She that was so proud and wild,
Flippant, arrogant and free,
She that had no need of me,
Is a little lonely child
Lost in Hell,—Persephone,
Take her head upon your knee;
Say to her, “My dear, my dear,
It is not so dreadful here.”
Edna St. Vincent Millay
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Edna St. Vincent Millay

1892 - 1950/Female/AmericanA poet and playwright, Millay was known for her feminist activism, in which she explored female sexuality and women's rights.

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