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Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.

An Incantation

By Marguerite Wilkinson

O GREAT sun of heaven, harm not my love;

Sear him not with your flame, blind him not with your beauty,

Shine for his pleasure!

O gray rains of heaven, harm not my love;

Drown not in your torrent the song of his heart,

Lave and caress him.

O swift winds of heaven, harm not my love;

Bruise not nor buffet him with your rough humor,

Sing you his prowess!

O mighty triad, strong ones of heaven,

Sun, rain, and wind, be gentle, I charge you—

For your mad mood of wrath have me—I am ready—

But spare him, my lover, most proud and most dear,

O sun, rain and wind, strong ones of heaven!