Jessie B. Rittenhouse, ed. (1869–1948). The Second Book of Modern Verse. 1922.
Heat
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Cut apart the heat,
Rend it to tatters.
Through this thick air—
Fruit cannot fall into heat
That presses up and blunts
The points of pears
And rounds the grapes.
Plough through it,
Turning it on either side
Of your path.