Dance Of The Seasons (Harriet Monroe Poems)
I-SpringAllegroWake ! wake !Out of the snow and the mist,In rain-wet wind-blown gauzeOf amber and amethyst,Cometh Spring like a girl.Trembling ...
Harriet Monroe Poems on Light (16 Poems)
From the “Commemoration Ode” (Harriet Monroe Poems)
WASHINGTONWHEN dreaming kings, at odds with swift paced time, Would strike that banner down,A nobler knight than ever writ or rhyme With ...
Night In State Street (Harriet Monroe Poems)
Art thou he?-The seer and sage, the hero and lover-yea,The man of men, then away from the haughtydayCome with me!Ho-ho! ...
For A Child (Harriet Monroe Poems)
E. H. M.Nov. 17th, 1890-Feb. 13th, 1904Still he lies,Pale, wan, and strangely wise.Under the white coverletHe lies here sleeping yet,Though ...
Our Canal (Harriet Monroe Poems)
To Colonel Goethals and the Other Laborers in the Canal ZoneIn lazy laughing Panama-O flutter of ribbon 'twixt the seas!-The ...
The Turbine (Harriet Monroe Poems)
To W. S. M.Look at her-there she sits upon her throneAs ladylike and quiet as a nun!But if you cross ...
Two Capitals-1910 (Harriet Monroe Poems)
MoscowWhite Moscow of the pearly towers,And golden domes for praise,And chiming hours!Red Moscow of the Kremlin walls,And bloody battle ways,And ...
The Childless Woman (Harriet Monroe Poems)
O Mother of that heap of clay, so passive on your breast,Now do you stare at death, woman, who yesterday ...
The Humming-Bird (Harriet Monroe Poems)
What a boom! boom!Sounds among the honeysuckles!Saying, "Room! room!Hold your breath and mind your knuckles!"And a fairy birdling brightFlits like ...
On The Porch (Harriet Monroe Poems)
As I lie roofed in, screened in,From the pattering rain,The summer rain-As I lieSnug and dry, And hear the birds ...
A Play Festival In Ogden Park (Harriet Monroe Poems)
Oh gay and shining June time!Oh meadow brave and bright,Abloom with little children,All tossing in the light!They dance and circle ...
At Twilight (Harriet Monroe Poems)
You are a painter-listen-I'll paint you a picture too!Of the long white lights that glistenThrough Michigan Avenue;With the red lights ...
The Meeting (Harriet Monroe Poems)
The ox-team and the automobileStood face to face on the long red road,The long red road was narrowAt the turn ...
Washington (Harriet Monroe Poems)
Oh, hero of our younger race!Great builder of a temple new!Ruler, who sought no lordly place!Warrior who sheathed the sword ...
A Power-Plant (Harriet Monroe Poems)
The Fisk Street turbine power station in ChicagoThe invisible wheels go softly round and round-Light is the tread of brazen-footed ...
Lake Louise (Harriet Monroe Poems)
Bluer than Helen's eyes she liesUnder the blue cloud-drifting skies;A daughter fair of light and airDropped among warrior mountains there.White ...