Poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay

Here are two short but fantastic poems by the legend, Edna St. Vincent Millay. They come from "A Few Figs from Thistles":

First Fig
My candle burns at both ends;
It will not last the night;
But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends -
It gives a lovely light

Second Fig
Safe upon the solid rock the ugly houses stand:
Come and see my shining palace built upon the sand!