Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.
An Incantation
By Marguerite Wilkinson
O
Sear him not with your flame, blind him not with your beauty,
Shine for his pleasure!
Drown not in your torrent the song of his heart,
Lave and caress him.
Bruise not nor buffet him with your rough humor,
Sing you his prowess!
Sun, rain, and wind, be gentle, I charge you—
For your mad mood of wrath have me—I am ready—
But spare him, my lover, most proud and most dear,
O sun, rain and wind, strong ones of heaven!