Wide Haven by Clement Wood. Jessie B. Rittenhouse, ed. 1922. The Second Book of Modern Verse

Jessie B. Rittenhouse, ed. (1869–1948). The Second Book of Modern Verse. 1922.

Wide Haven

Clement Wood (1888–1950)


TIRED of man’s futile, petty cry,
Of lips that lie and flout,
I saw the slow sun dim and die
And the slim dusk slip out …
Life held no room for doubt.	5

What though Death claim the ones I prize
In War’s insane crusade,
Last night I saw Orion rise
And the great day-star fade,
And I am not dismayed.	10