Haniel Long. Shoes. Harriet Monroe, ed. Poetry: A Magazine of Verse. 1912-22

Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). Poetry: A Magazine of Verse. 1912–22.

Shoes

By Haniel Long


From “On the Road” I CANNOT put the old shoes on,
They’re too far gone for wear—
And yet I cannot quite assume
My newly purchased pair.

The difficulty is extreme.	5
Since shoes are such a trial,
I guess that I’d go happier
Barefoot for a while.