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

Fish

Lyon Sharman

From “Designs in Chinese Color”

IF but an egret wade the riverside,

The knowing fish will quickly run and hide,

Trusting the water in their swift retreat

To keep the secret of their pattering feet.