| Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). Poetry: A Magazine of Verse. 1912–22. | | | | The Cupboard | | By Robert Graves |
| | From “Songs and Catches”
What’s in that cupboard, Mary? | |
| Which cupboard, Mother dear? | |
| The cupboard of red mahogany | |
| With handles shining clear. | |
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| That cupboard, dearest Mother, | 5 |
| With shining crystal handles? | |
| There’s nought inside but rags and jags | |
| And yellow tallow candles. | |
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| What’s in that cupboard, Mary? | |
| Which cupboard, Mother mine? | 10 |
| That cupboard stands in your sunny chamber— | |
| The silver corners shine. | |
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| There’s nothing there inside, Mother, | |
| But wool and thread and flax, | |
| And bits of faded silk and velvet, | 15 |
| And candles of white wax. | |
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| What’s in that cupboard, Mary? | |
| And this time tell me true. | |
| White clothes for an unborn baby, Mother— | |
| But what’s the truth to you? | 20 | | | |
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