Harley Graves. A Thought When Noon Is Hot. Harriet Monroe, ed. Poetry: A Magazine of Verse. 1912-22

Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). Poetry: A Magazine of Verse. 1912–22.

A Thought When Noon Is Hot

By Harley Graves


From “Songs from the Woods” JOY will cool my face,
Joy will wash my hands,
Into very joy I shall plunge my arms
And sing;
Joy will sweeten my mouth,	5
Joy will gladden my throat,
And freshen my very life, when I reach
The spring!