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Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.

The Beach

David O’Neil

From “Moods and Moments”

THE CHILL clung to the water;

A bevy of boys,

In naked beauty—

Venturesome,

Shivering,

Shy with wonderment—

Huddled into themselves,

Like street sparrows

On snowy mornings.