Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.
Gulf ViewGrace Hazard Conkling
From “Out of Mexico”
B
Burns a crescent of blue water, arresting, poignant:
Jewel-blue,
soul of opals and sapphires;
Feather-blue,
stain of indigo on the peacock’s breast;
Flame-blue,
color that hovers above the copper-saturated driftwood in the beach-fire.
And the tall white poppy down the canyon
Sways against the blaze
Like a ship.