On Edna St. Vincent Millay's "Love is Not All it is Not Meat nor Drink"

Edna St Vincent Millay's "love is not all it is not meat nor drink" presents the idea that love, on the one hand is not the be all and end all of life, and that, on the other hand it is a very powerful force. The idea of this poem is that love is an entity of its own.
Considering that the gender of the speaker in the poem is undeclared, it may be assumed that the speaker is female. She has known love; it has given her the experience necessary to make the affirmations stated in the poem.
Though it is not clear to whom the speaker is referring, it is understood that it is either...