Afternoon on a Hill

by Edna St. Vincent Millay (1917) — a poem card from Justes Mots

A small, perfect manifesto of happiness: to touch a hundred flowers and not pick one, and come home as the lights begin.

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,…

Themes: birthday · reflection