Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.
Evening SongSherwood Anderson
From “Mid-American Songs”
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Back of Chicago the open fields. Were you ever there—trains coming toward you out of the West—streaks of light on the long gray plains? Many a song—aching to sing.
I’ve got a gray and ragged brother in my breast—that’s a fact. Back of Chicago the open fields—long trains go west too—in the silence. Don’t fret, love. I’ll come out all right.