| Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). Poetry: A Magazine of Verse. 1912–22. | | | | Little Lou | | By Joseph Auslander |
| | | TO drink where the birds drink— | |
| Oh, the draught’s touch is tender and cool! | |
| Think— | |
| Scattered like soft buds over the brink | |
| Of this delicate pool | 5 |
| The birds leave their kisses for you, | |
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| To dream where the birds dream— | |
| Oh, the wind on the leaves is drowsily wild! | |
| Stream, | 10 |
| Feathers of slumber in magical number | |
| Over our child…. | |
| The birds breathe their pale dreams on you, | |
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| To die where the birds die— | 15 |
| Oh, why is the woodland so hushed everywhere! | |
| And why | |
| Are all the leaves listless and limp in mid-air | |
| Beneath a dead sky!… | |
| The birds, they are dying for you, | 20 |
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