| Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). Poetry: A Magazine of Verse. 1912–22. | | | | The Socialist’s Marriage | | By Sarah N. Cleghorn |
| | | INTO the sunless office | |
| Of the impoverished Onward— | |
| Where sat a frugal tailor, | |
| Long risen before his shop-bell, | |
| Painfully writing leaders | 5 |
| For the beloved propaganda— | |
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| Entered a sound of singing, | |
| A gust of fresh air blowing; | |
| And past the presses walking, | |
| A bride in a bright white dress. | 10 |
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| Herself like early woodflowers, | |
| So thrilling, pale and fragrant, | |
| Unveiled she was and barefoot. | |
| Her hair was bright and burning, | |
| Her shadowy eyes most tender. | 15 |
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| As thus the orphan Poverty | |
| Came to her long-trothed lover, | |
| I think I saw before them | |
| The shadow of Saint Francis | |
| Rise up to be their groomsman. | 20 | | | |
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