Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.
The Scissor-grinderCarlyle McIntyre
From “On the Road”
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He set his little grindstone down, and to its music hummed a song.
That she cut off her children’s ears and made them sing divinely.
That Gaffer trimmed the town, and took the shade away for meanness.
That cattle now enjoy their life and fill the milkpails fully.
But all night long I heard his song played by his brother watermill.