| Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). Poetry: A Magazine of Verse. 1912–22. | | | | Magicians and the Gods | | By Lyon Sharman |
| | From “Designs in Chinese Color”
“MAGICIANS fear the gods,” old Chung would say; | |
| “They will brazen it out with you and me, | |
| Beating us down with mystery; | |
| They will falter and fail, grovel and pray, | |
| If they meet a god at a turn in the way.” | 5 |
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| “Magicians know the gods,” old Chung would say; | |
| “Though a god should come in a ragged gown | |
| Begging his rice through the dust of the town, | |
| They will fumble their magic, fall flat and pray, | |
| Should a god in rags come strolling their way.” | 10 | | | |
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