Marsden Hartley. Evening Quandary. Alfred Kreymborg, ed. 1920. Others for 1919

Alfred Kreymborg, ed. Others for 1919. 1920.

Evening Quandary

By Marsden Hartley


THERE is water flowing
From the padre’s garden.

There is water flowing
Under the solid gate.

There is water flowing	5
From the keyhole.

There is water flowing,
Wat —er,

Drip, drip, drip, drip,
From the padre’s garden.	10

It is not raining.
The stars are all laughing.

There is water flowing,
From the padre’s garden.

Ten o’clock in the evening,	15
From the keyhole.
Drip, drip, drip, drip, drip.

If it had rained today,
I would say it is the patter of sky feet
In the padre’s garden.	20

There is water flowing,
From the padre’s garden—
Everywhere.