Table of Contents
Part 1
Threnody 3
The Small Hours 4
The False Friends 5
The Trifler 6
A Very Short Song 7
A Well-Worn Story 8
Convalescent 9
The Dark Girl's Rhyme 10
Epitaph 12
Light of Love 13
Wail 14
The Satin Dress 15
Somebody's Song 16
Anecdote 17
Braggart 18
Epitaph for a Darling Lady 19
To a Much Too Unfortunate Lady 20
Paths 21
Hearthside 22
The New Love 23
Rainy Night 24
For a Sad Lady 26
Recurrence 27
Story of Mrs. W— 28
The Dramatists 29
August 30
The White Lady 31
I Know I Have Been Happiest 32
Testament 33
"I Shall Come Back" 34
Condolence 35
The Immortals 36
A Portrait 37
Part 2
Portrait of the Artist 41
Chant for Dark Hours 42
Unfortunate Coincidence 43
Verse Reporting Late Arrival at a Conclusion 44
Inventory 45
Now at Liberty 46
Comment 47
Plea 48
Pattern 49
De Profundis 50
They Part 51
Ballade of a Great Weariness 52
Résumé 54
Renunciation 55
Day-Dreams 56
The Veteran 58
Prophetic Soul 59
Verse for a Certain Dog 60
Folk Time 61
Godspeed 62
Song of Perfect Propriety 63
Social Note 65
One Perfect Rose 66
Ballade at Thirty-five 67
The Thin Edge 69
Spring Song 70
Love Song 71
Indian Summer 72
Philosophy 73
For an Unknown Lady 74
The Leal 75
Finis 76
Words of Comfort to be Scratched on a Mirror 77
Men 78
News Item 79
Song of One of the Girls 80
Lullaby 81
Faut de Mieux 82
Roundel 83
A Certain Lady 84
Observation 85
Symptom Recital 86
Fighting Words 87
Rondeau Redouble 88
Autobiography 89
The Choice 90
Ballade of Big Plans 91
General Review of the Sex Situation 93
Inscription for the Ceiling of a Bedroom 94
Pictures in the Smoke 95
Biographies 96
Nocturne 98
Interview 99
Song in a Minor Key 100
Experience 101
Neither Bloody Nor Bowed 102
The Burned Child 103
