| Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). Poetry: A Magazine of Verse. 1912–22. | | | | “I Will Not Give Thee All My Heart” | | By Grace Hazard Conkling |
| | | I WILL not give thee all my heart | |
| For that I need a place apart | |
| To dream my dreams in, and I know | |
| Few sheltered ways for dreams to go: | |
| But when I shut the door upon | 5 |
| Some secret wonder—still, withdrawn— | |
| Why dost thou love me even more, | |
| And hold me closer than before? | |
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| When I of Love demand the least, | |
| Thou biddest him to fire and feast: | 10 |
| When I am hungry and would eat, | |
| There is no bread, though crusts were sweet. | |
| If I with manna may be fed, | |
| Shall I go all uncomforted? | |
| Nay! Howsoever dear thou art, | 15 |
| I will not give thee all my heart. | | | | |
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