Great thread!
I see a few others have already offered "Fleas," a favorite of mine, but I don't think this one's been posted yet--a little more substantial, in more ways than one:
"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.
--Edna St. Vincent Millay
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