Kin to Sorrow
by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Am I kin to Sorrow, That so oft Falls the knocker of my doorβ Neither loud nor soft, But as long accustomed, Under Sorrow's hand? Marigolds around the step And rosemary stand, And then comes Sorrowβ And what does Sorrow care For the rosemary Or the marigolds there? Am I kin to Sorrow? Are we kin? That so oft upon my doorβ *Oh, come in*!