William Saphier. Praise. Harriet Monroe, ed. Poetry: A Magazine of Verse. 1912-22

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

Praise

By William Saphier


SHE winds embroidered praise around my ears,
And hangs etched pearls around my neck,
And twines red roses in my hair,
Exalting the god she sees in me.

I bend valet-like my head,	5
Taking the praise meant for him,
The master born in her mind;
And think, “Not unto me.”