William Stanley Braithwaite, ed. (1878–1962). Anthology of Magazine Verse for 1920.

Achievement

WHEN my young Soul went first to ride

And take the air,

I stitched a gown of finest words

For her to wear,

Lacy white, and ribbon-tied

With doting care.

When next my Soul fared out, she wore

Plain garb and grey;

Close-buttoned from her chin to feet

She rode away;

Behind a double-bolted door

Her finery lay.

Now, when my Soul rides out, I fold

With strictest care

Each slightest garment stern away,

And loose her hair;

Godiva-shy, Godiva-bold,

She takes the air.

The Nation