| Jessie B. Rittenhouse, ed. (18691948). The Second Book of Modern Verse. 1922. |
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| The Day before April |
| | | Mary Carolyn Davies |
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| THE DAY before April | |
| Alone, alone, | |
| I walked in the woods | |
| And I sat on a stone. | |
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| I sat on a broad stone | 5 |
| And sang to the birds. | |
| The tune was Gods making | |
| But I made the words. | |
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