Elfrida De Renne Barrow. Recognition. Harriet Monroe, ed. Poetry: A Magazine of Verse. 1912-22

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

Recognition

By Elfrida De Renne Barrow


DISGUISED, a little hope
Came to my door one day,
And begged for food and drink,
And pled to stay.

Frightened, my heart said, “Wait—	5
He may be born of sin.”
But then my soul sang out,
“Come in, come in.”