Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.
The NightMarion Strobel
From “Song Sketches”
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And makes me wise.
The quiet hours beguile—
Like maidens chaste in single file,
Like maidens who have said,
“Be comforted.”
The truth of day falls far away
And far away …
And all the little gaieties
Are dressed in colors as I please;
And sadness has a gentle hand
I understand.
I was made wise.