First Fig

First Fig by Edna St. James is one of my very favorite palms. It’s a post World War I kind of feminist rebellious kind of poem that I simply love and it’s where the saying my candle burns at both fences comes from so there’s a bit of trivia cool huh?

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First Fig by Edna St. Vincent 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

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