Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.
DirgeAlfred Kreymborg
From “Toadstools”
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That wistful child—
On her way to red,
Deep red:
She came—
And they tried to tell him
She was Dawn.
She went—
That listless thing—
On her way to black,
Deep black:
She went—
And they tried to tell him
She was Night.