# Renascence, and Other Poems

Author: Millay, Edna St. Vincent, 1892-1950

Genre: Category: Poetry

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/109

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Renascence%2C+and+Other+Poems+Millay&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

All I could see from where I stood Was three long mountains and a wood; I turned and looked another way, And saw three islands in a bay. So with my eyes I traced the line Of the horizon, thin and fine, Straight around till I was come Back to where I'd started from; And all I saw from where I stood Was three long mountains and a wood. Over these things I could not see; These were the things that bounded me; And I could touch them with my hand, Almost, I thought, from where I stand. And all at once things seemed so small My breath came short, and scarce at all. But, sure, the sky is big, I said; Miles and miles above my head; So here upon my back I'll lie And look my fill into the sky. And...

## Chapters

- [Part 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/renascence-and-other-poems-109/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Part 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/renascence-and-other-poems-109/chapters/2/index.md)