Contents -BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD

Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.

Off the Highway

Julia Weld Huntington

LILACS lift leaves of cool satin

And blossoms of mother-of-pearl

Against the tarnished silver of the deserted house.

Tall, exquisite grasses fill the door-yard with spray.

Through the sun-drenched fragrance drifts the hazy monotone of bees.

Tints of opal and jade; the hush of emerald shadows,

And a sense of the past as a living presence

Distil a haunting wistful peace.