Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.
Silver FogWinifred Welles
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I hear two other oars crunch in their locks—
And look now, how my boat rocks
To feel another boat close by—
So close, so close, that if I reach my hand …
To halt each other with a cry?
Touched by each other’s trembling only.
It is so seldom two can be
Each for each a mystery.