Ellen Margaret Janson. Scherzo. Harriet Monroe, ed. Poetry: A Magazine of Verse. 1912-22

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

Scherzo

By Ellen Margaret Janson


From “Tableaux” MY soul is a dancer—
A dancer under shimmering willows in the sunlight.

The wind draws a bow across his violin.
He plays a scherzo—
Rippling notes on strings of silver.	5

Play faster, wind!
My feet are more swift than the leaves of the willow—
Shimmering, shimmering—
Amber shadows in the sunlight.
My feet are more swift than the laughter of waters.	10
Play faster, wind!