the Mädschen Weis Way

Edna St. Vincent Millary

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 PLALACE BUILT UPON THE SAND!