| William Stanley Braithwaite, ed. (1878–1962). Anthology of Massachusetts Poets. 1922. |
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| Velvets |
| | | Hilda Conkling |
| | | | | (By a Bed of Pansies) |
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| THIS pansy has a thinking face | |
| Like the yellow moon. | |
| This one has a face with white blots; | |
| I call him the clown. | |
| Here goes one down the grass | 5 |
| With a pretty look of plumpness; | |
| She is a little girl going to school | |
| With her hands in the pockets of her pinafore. | |
| Her name is Sue. | |
| I like this one, in a bonnet, | 10 |
| Waiting, | |
| Her eyes are so deep! | |
| But these on the other side, | |
| These that wear purple and blue, | |
| They are the Velvets, | 15 |
| The king with his cloak, | |
| The queen with her gown, | |
| The prince with his feather. | |
| These are dark and quiet | |
| And stay alone. | 20 |
| I know you, Velvets, | |
| Color of Dark, | |
| Like the pine-tree on the hill | |
| When stars shine! | |
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