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Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.

Old Places

Charles deGuire Christoph

I MUST flee the prod of my neighbor.

I want to go back to old places,

Where I can sit in revery and watch time crumble,

Think thoughts that have served and become useless;

Listen to the piping of senile gods

And the prayers of long-forgotten priests.

I want to go back to old places

Rotten with beauty, dying with beauty.