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

Ennui

Marion Strobel

From “Perennials”

IF I suck the flame into my mouth,

Will it warm the places

You have left so bare?

I lean over the fire,

Flutter my fingers—

Dare my fingers down toward a spark.

I am cold—and tired:

Push me a little … Yes?