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Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.

She Longs for the Country

Marya Zaturensky

IT is the May-time now,

And in a place I know

Some girl God will allow

To see the cowslips blow;

And the hyacinths, the fern

That grow by the riversides;

Narcissi, white and stern

Like sad unwilling brides.

Some other girl will run

And, dancing through the grass,

Will laugh in the wholesome sun,

And feel the sweet hours pass.

Laugh and be merry—oh,

Laugh! Laugh, and play for me!

Go where the sweet flowers grow,

And see what I cannot see!