Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.
The Topaz of the SixtiesMarsden Hartley
From “Sunlight Persuasions”
I
Weary with the years of bubbling,
Deep down to where the gold sand comes to light
Again,
I see wreaths and wreaths of smiles.
“L’amour quand-même!”—
The gold bird in the cage exclaims.
“L’amour quand-même!”—reiterates the lark
To the dahlias and the petunia buds
In the garden.
“L’amour—quand-même!”
Sings the nightingale in the plum-boughs,
Where the clematis shuts the window in
With fragrant fringe.
Long, long, ago.