Max Michelson. Traveler. Harriet Monroe, ed. Poetry: A Magazine of Verse. 1912-22

Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). Poetry: A Magazine of Verse. 1912–22.

Traveler

By Max Michelson


From “Winds of March” MILES and miles you traveled.

A wise brown bear
Rode you on his back;
Then a bird hopped along
Or flew in front and explained;	5
And a stone sent a bearded one
With a book.

In your small warm nest you heard
Bells rung delicately; and strange calls.

We built you a little house.	10
We hung up a sun and a moon,
And stars like apples.
The walls we painted red and blue.
We spread out carpets of Bagdad.
And three glasses with sweet wine	15
We stood in a corner.