Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.
In DarknessMarjorie Meeker
From “Songs of Night”
D
Alone and still;
And all the winds of darkness and of silence
Work their will,
Of night and death;
Nor all immensity can touch or thrill me
To thought or breath.
Quiet, alone,
Careless alike of tender words or cruel—
Even your own.