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Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.

As You Are Now

Marjorie Allen Seiffert

UNDER golden boughs that lean and drift

You lift your head, and ripples of light

Touch the leaves till they quiver,

Reaching down in a motionless

Unachieved caress.

The branches ache with their desire,

And the wind holds its breath.

The moment dies in a shiver

Of icy fire—eternity and death.

Then leaves fall softly on your head.