Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.
Not Overlooked
By James Oppenheim
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Though the stars that pass over my tininess are as the sands of the sea,
Though the garment of the night was made for a sky-giant and does not fit me,
Though even in a city of men I am as nothing,
Yet at times the gift of life is almost more than I can bear.…
I laugh with joyousness, the morning is a blithe holiday;
And in the overrunning of my hardy bliss praise rises for the very breath I breathe.
Not a cranny but is drenched!
Ah, not even I was overlooked!