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

The Slacker

Agnes Lee

THE SNOW is lying very deep.

My house is sheltered from the blast.

I hear each muffled step outside,

I hear each voice go past.

But I’ll not venture in the drift

Out of this bright security,

Till enough footsteps come and go

To make a path for me.