| Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). Poetry: A Magazine of Verse. 1912–22. | | | | Noon in the Temple | | By Ruth Tenney |
| | From “In China”
NOONS drop gently here, and steal on the winds away. | |
| Noons fall silently as flower-petals fall; | |
| From the quiet dream-lit hills they fall | |
| Into the court—petals of oleander falling: | |
| Noons of today, noons of yesterday, | 5 |
| Fragrant noons of centuries ago— | |
| A hush in the wind, the soft tones of a gong | |
| Touched lightly like an ancient song | |
| Begun and never ended. It is so | |
| They come and rest awhile, and then are gone | 10 |
| Upon the wind. | | | | |
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