Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.
Vernon CastleHarriet Monroe
Killed in the Aviation Service Feb. 15th, 1918.
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Upon your bier?
The brazen wings, the sword—and the shrill tone
Of bugles blown?
The flag for shroud?
Where have you danced? from what high-spheréd dome
Have you come home?
Swiftly flew free!
Goodbye—perhaps your flight has just begun
Under the sun.