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 War & Peace (11 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Love Songs (Harriet Monroe Poems)
II LOVE my life, but not too wellTo give it to thee like a flower,So it may pleasure thee to ...
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 ...
The Tower (Harriet Monroe Poems)
He built a tower for all to see,With sun-washed gardens planted wide.And there with pomp of pageantry,With men-at-arms and minstrelsyAnd ...
The Inner Silence (Harriet Monroe Poems)
Noises that strive to tearEarth's mantle soft of airAnd break upon the stillness where it dwells:The noise of battle and ...
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 ...