| Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). Poetry: A Magazine of Verse. 1912–22. | | | | The Muse in Church | | By Leyland Huckfield |
| | | THE GATES of brass are closed | |
| That guard the ivory altar; | |
| The great arched rafters frown on thee | |
| Who art the harlot’s daughter. | |
| With lips like a carmine rose, | 5 |
| With robes like orchids rare, | |
| With breath like spices delicate | |
| That languorous pagans bear; | |
| With thy petal cheeks aglowing, | |
| And with thy white knees showing, | 10 |
| And shy, soft eyes that falter— | |
| Go hence, enticing demon child, | |
| Thou hast not beads nor psalter. | | | | |
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