| Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). Poetry: A Magazine of Verse. 1912–22. | | | | Sir Hobbledehoy | | By Alfred Kreymborg |
| | From “Toadstools”
HAIL, all hail, Sir Hobbledehoy, | |
| Smashing pretty white homes | |
| And pretty white lives | |
| And pretty white dreams | |
| And pretty white skies! | 5 |
| Hail, all hail, Sir Hobbledehoy, | |
| Painting pretty red seas | |
| And pretty red fields | |
| And pretty red sins | |
| And pretty red lies! | 10 |
| Hail, all hail, Sir Hobbledehoy, | |
| Shaping pretty white stones, | |
| Such big pretty, small pretty, | |
| Round pretty, tall pretty— | |
| Shaping such mountains of beautiful stones! | 15 | | | |
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