Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.
The Death WatchMary Carolyn Davies
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The other trees are sighing;
Fast burn the candles—fast.
She is long dying.
The other flowers are weeping;
See! Dawn’s at last begun.
Dead—or but sleeping?
The other stars are flying;
It is o’erpast, the night—
She is long dying.