Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.
The Silence Stirs AgainMarion Strobel
From “Song Sketches”
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Stirs again:
The rushes bend in shining pathways
To the shining end;
The air is burdened with the rose that is not there—
Always the rose.
Only the silence grows big with years,
Only the silence has a touch
That hurts overmuch.
In shining pathways to the shining end;
Bend, and close.