Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.
EarthLouis Gilmore
From “Inventions”
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Circling about a lamp;
The earth is a cemetery
Of the dead.
Rocking a cradle.
The earth is a father
Devouring his children.
The earth is a ghoul
Battening on corpses.
Of green trees.
The earth is a pillow
For the head.