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“Lament” by Edna St. Vincent Millay

Listen, children: Your father is dead. From his old coats I'll make you little jackets; I'll make you little trousers From his old pants. There'll be in his pockets Things he used to put there, Keys and pennies Covered with tobacco; Dan shall have the pennies To save in his bank; Anne shall have the keys To make a pretty noise with. Life must go on, And the dead be forgotten; <span style="font-family: Times,serif;">Life must go on, <span style="font-family: Times,serif;">Though good men die; <span style="font-family: Times,serif;">Anne, eat your breakfast; <span style="font-family: Times,serif;">Dan, take your medicine; <span style="font-family: Times,serif;">Life must go on; <span style="font-family: Times,serif;">I forget just why.

<span style="font-family: Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">Source: “__Second April__ by Edna St. Vincent Millay.” __Poet’s Corner.__ 2003. 25 Apr. 2007 <span style="font-family: Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;"><http://www.theotherpages.org/poems/millay01.html>