The patter of a baby's feet
Upon the floor,
His babble at the door —
Ah, these are sounds too sweet, too sweet !
Blue sky, save me from tears !
Soft summer wind, stop up mine ears !
The patter of a baby's feet,
His chatter— oh, too tender sweet !
Poet, sing me a song to-day !
But the world grows old and my hair is gray.
Ah no ! there are birds on the lilac bushes And a snow-drop out of the wet earth pushes. Two chattering robins are planning a marriage, And see ! there's a baby all pink in its carriage ! And the sun is wiping the clouds from his brow, And who can look back when it's always now? Oh, what is the use of a poet, say, If he will not sing me a song to-day?
I see the snow-drops flutter Their white wings in the gale.
I hear the robin utter On high his gallant tale.
Look where the rash wind chases With clouds the climbing sun !
The day makes merry faces — Gaily her gray steeds run.
The bare brown trees are swinging, The curled waves roll and rail.
Ho ! — madcap Spring comes singing On frosty Winter's trail!
Harriet Monroe was an American poet, editor, and critic born in Chicago in 1860 and died in 1936. Her poetry often addressed themes of nature, art, and urban life, reflecting a transition from Victorian conventions to modernist sensibilities. She is best known for founding Poetry: A Magazine of Verse in 1912 and serving as its editor until her death. The magazine became a central platform for modernist poetry, publishing early works by T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, H.D., and Wallace Stevens, among others. Monroe also wrote critical essays and advocated for the idea that poetry should be accessible to a broad public, promoting an "open door" policy in editorial selection. Her own poetic output included collections such as "Valeria and Other Poems" (1892) and "The Difference and Other Poems" (1924). In addition to her editorial and poetic work, she authored an autobiography, "A Poet's Life: Seventy Years in a Changing World" (1938, published posthumously). Monroe's role in fostering modernist poetry made her a significant figure in American literary history, though her own poetry is often considered less innovative than the work she published. She is remembered primarily for her editorial contributions and for her advocacy of modern poetry in the United States.
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