| Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). Poetry: A Magazine of Verse. 1912–22. | | | | Azaleas | | By Harriet Monroe |
| | From “Carolina Wood-cuts”
SPREAD them wide, | |
| Lovely ladies, | |
| Spread your skirts wide. | |
| Pink and white— | |
| Oh, fair and chaste!— | 5 |
| Flutter down the mountain, | |
| Rest in the wood. | |
| Gold and red fire— | |
| Oh, eager and warm!— | |
| Gather in the hollows, | 10 |
| Shine in the shade. | |
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| Come in rings, | |
| Come in crowds! | |
| Storm the shy coverts | |
| And the gloomy glades! | 15 |
| The sun will fish for you | |
| Through the pine-tops; | |
| The rain will jewel you | |
| As you dance in the wind. | | | | |
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