Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.
UndercurrentsHelen Birch-Bartlett
From “A Line-a-day for Certain Lovers”
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Frankness, simplicity,
And many, many undercurrents.
And all the while I knew that what they feared of me
I had no desire to accomplish.
…………
I took as much—as little—all that I wanted, all.
But they blessed me, sighing in their relief,
For how little.