| Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). Poetry: A Magazine of Verse. 1912–22. | | | | Let Me Play Net | | By Marion Strobel |
| | From “Perennials”
LET me play net and smash it at his feet, | |
| And laugh to see his racket hit the ground! | |
| Or cut it lightly so it spins | |
| Back toward me, | |
| While his body, like a gargoyle leaning out, | 5 |
| Sprawls toward the net | |
| And hits the mesh! | |
| Or serve, and skim the net to his left side, | |
| And as he pops a backhand futilely | |
| Stroke it again to his left side, | 10 |
| And watch him try to take it on his forehand— | |
| And go down! | | | | |
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