Charles deGuire Christoph. Old Places. Harriet Monroe, ed. Poetry: A Magazine of Verse. 1912-22

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

Old Places

By Charles deGuire Christoph


From “Reflections” I MUST flee the prod of my neighbor.
I want to go back to old places,
Where I can sit in revery and watch time crumble,
Think thoughts that have served and become useless;
Listen to the piping of senile gods	5
And the prayers of long-forgotten priests.
I want to go back to old places
Rotten with beauty, dying with beauty.