Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.
To a Grey DressArthur Symons
T
Ah, the exquisite curves of her dress as she passes
Fleet with her feet on the path where the grass is!
The swift re-appearance, the flitting persistence—
There!—of that flutter of grey in the distance.
What a teasing regret she has left in my day-dream,
And what dreams of delight are the dreams that one may dream!
But the vaguest of raiment’s impossible chances
Has set my heart beating the way of old dances.