Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.
I Shall RememberGrace Fallow Norton
O
For an hour, an hour!
Let me pace the floor of heaven,
Let me pluck one flower!
Will live upon my lips.
I shall remember. Never heaven
Shall fail my seeking ships.
Ah, the blue filmy veil—
Because for an hour I bathed in heaven
Whose winds hurt and heal.
I shall sing them still;
Like the silver throngs of heaven
I shall have heaven’s will.
For an hour, an hour!
Let me breathe the air of heaven,
Let me pluck one flower!