| Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). Poetry: A Magazine of Verse. 1912–22. | | | | Advent | | By Charles R. Murphy |
| | From “Growth”
OUT of a silence greater than all words; | |
| Over the unspeakable, dumb, | |
| Everlasting hills | |
| With their muter herds; | |
| Swifter than a blade that kills; | 5 |
| Mightier than prayer; | |
| Fairer than the dawn | |
| When some dew yet remains unbroken; | |
| Stronger than despair; | |
| From the unspoken to the spoken, | 10 |
| While the heart rests momently; | |
| Lovely as the half-uttered words of a child, | |
| More delicate, more mild; | |
| Terrible as the torn breasts of anguish | |
| When strong wills languish: | 15 |
| Suddenly, dreadfully, exquisitely, | |
| Love, death, and God shall come. | | | | |
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