| Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). Poetry: A Magazine of Verse. 1912–22. | | | | My Greatness | | By Oscar Williams |
| | From “Under the Sun”
WHEN I realized my greatness, at once I shrivelled and grew little; | |
| As clouds shrivel when they realize the wonders of their cargoes, | |
| Carrying the fates of flowers and rainbows and the souls of little children. | |
| The moment I realized how great I was, I was great no longer. | |
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| From the depth of earth and ocean, through the eyes of flowers and spray, | 5 |
| I gazed at the blue skies across which I had sailed in crimson splendor; | |
| And slowly and unseen I climbed up the stairways of the sun-rays, | |
| And slowly and unseen I lifted myself on the wings of the wind … | |
| And I rose from my littleness that was the fulfilment of my greatness! | | | | |
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