| Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). Poetry: A Magazine of Verse. 1912–22. | | | | The Transient | | By Dorothy Butts |
| | From “The Passers-by”
DEAR, take my love and do not hesitate. | |
| You think that I shall always wait, | |
| I am so calm. | |
| (It is to reassure, and to inspire | |
| New confidence in you.) | 5 |
| Quick, take my love before it is too late! | |
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| Here are my hands held out to give to you | |
| Their treasures—some old, some new, | |
| All dear to me. | |
| Oh, do not agonize me by delay, | 10 |
| And musing which to take! | |
| Quick!—say I gave them to you, passing through. | | | | |
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