| Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917. |
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| 412. An Incantation |
| | | By Marguerite Wilkinson |
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| O GREAT sun of heaven, harm not my love; | |
| Sear him not with your flame, blind him not with your beauty, | |
| Shine for his pleasure! | |
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| O gray rains of heaven, harm not my love; | |
| Drown not in your torrent the song of his heart, | 5 |
| Lave and caress him. | |
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| O swift winds of heaven, harm not my love; | |
| Bruise not nor buffet him with your rough humor, | |
| Sing you his prowess! | |
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| O mighty triad, strong ones of heaven, | 10 |
| Sun, rain, and wind, be gentle, I charge you— | |
| For your mad mood of wrath have me—I am ready— | |
| But spare him, my lover, most proud and most dear, | |
| O sun, rain and wind, strong ones of heaven! | |
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