Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.
Grand CanyonWilliam H. Simpson
From “In Hopi-land and Other Lands”
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Songs, played on dulcet strings;
Pictures, that hold beauty deathless—
They fade away to dull colors,
Faint songs,
Echoes of words.
And the rainbows.
Let the pueblos whisper of it—
Voices of long ago.
Let the red river sing of it—
A wild thing, caged, escaping.