Convention by Agnes Lee. Jessie B. Rittenhouse, ed. 1922. The Second Book of Modern Verse

Jessie B. Rittenhouse, ed. (1869–1948). The Second Book of Modern Verse. 1922.

Convention

Agnes Lee


THE SNOW is lying very deep.
My house is sheltered from the blast.
I hear each muffled step outside,
I hear each voice go past.

But I’ll not venture in the drift	5
Out of this bright security,
Till enough footsteps come and go
To make a path for me.