Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.
The YearEvelyn Scott
From “Tropical Life”
D
On the sides of the mountains
Blue shadows shift
And sift into silence.
Morning….
The cock crows.
There is that rosy glow on the mountains’ edge.
José in the door of his hut,
Maria’s lace bobbins
Tapping, tapping.
Evening….
The parrot’s shrill cry,
Pale silver green stars.
Night….
And ghosts of dead Josés
And dead Marias
Sitting in the moonlight.
Peace—
Depressing,
Interminable
Peace.