Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.
StarsRobert J. Roe
From “A Sailor’s Note-book”
I
Un look at stars—
So bright, so thick,
Sailing like Portugee men-o’-wars;
Un I ask myself how many stars can be
Un how far.
On one little ship
Sailing ninety days to one port,
Un I think I am mighty big business.