William H. Simpson. Deserted. Harriet Monroe, ed. Poetry: A Magazine of Verse. 1912-22

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

Deserted

By William H. Simpson


From “In Hopi-land and Other Lands” THE DOOR is open—
But knocks no one.
Paths there are,
Yet no feet run.

Have you forgotten—	5
You, who were love’s home—
As the nest forgets,
When the wee birds roam?