A. A. Rosenthal. Syncrasy. Harriet Monroe, ed. Poetry: A Magazine of Verse. 1912-22

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

Syncrasy

By A. A. Rosenthal


I AM a reed
Wind-throated and rain-tuned.
You are the player,
Wise as the world.

What will you blow through me, Softmouth?	5
What sorrows must I echo
From your honied lips
To learn the sweetness of pain?
What lachrymations must I silver
To learn the bitterness of love?	10

I am a reed
Waiting and silent.
You are the player,
Searching your heart.