The Congo, and Other PoemsFifth SectionReading editionChapter navigation53 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterIntroduction. By Harriet MonroeThe CongoThe Santa Fe TrailThe Firemen's BallThe Master of the DanceThe Mysterious CatA Dirge for a Righteous KittenYankee DoodleThe Black Hawk War of the ArtistsThe Jingo and the MinstrelI Heard Immanuel SingingAn ArgumentA Rhyme about an Electrical Advertising SignIn Memory of a ChildGalahad, Knight Who PerishedThe Leaden-eyedAn Indian Summer Day on the PrairieThe Hearth EternalThe Soul of the City Receives the Gift of the Holy SpiritI Went down into the DesertLove and LawThe Perfect MarriageDarling Daughter of BabylonThe AmaranthThe Alchemist's PetitionTwo Easter StanzasThe Traveller-heartThe North Star Whispers to the Blacksmith's SonThis Section is a Christmas TreeThe Sun Says his PrayersPopcorn, Glass Balls, and Cranberries (As it were)How a Little Girl DancedIn Praise of Songs that DieFactory Windows are always BrokenTo Mary PickfordBlanche SweetSunshineAn Apology for the Bottle VolcanicWhen Gassy Thompson Struck it RichRhymes for GlorianaOnce More—To GlorianaFirst Section: Moon Poems for the Children/Fairy-tales for the ChildrenSecond Section: The Moon is a MirrorFifth SectionI. Abraham Lincoln Walks at MidnightII. A Curse for KingsIII. Who Knows?IV. To BuddhaV. The Unpardonable SinVI. Above the Battle's FrontVII. Epilogue. Under the Blessing of Your Psyche WingsBiographical Note:Previous chapter ←Second Section: The Moon is a MirrorNext chapter →I. Abraham Lincoln Walks at MidnightAll chapters and sections (53)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsIntroduction. By Harriet MonroeThe CongoThe Santa Fe TrailThe Firemen's BallThe Master of the DanceThe Mysterious CatA Dirge for a Righteous KittenYankee DoodleThe Black Hawk War of the ArtistsThe Jingo and the MinstrelI Heard Immanuel SingingAn ArgumentA Rhyme about an Electrical Advertising SignIn Memory of a ChildGalahad, Knight Who PerishedThe Leaden-eyedAn Indian Summer Day on the PrairieThe Hearth EternalThe Soul of the City Receives the Gift of the Holy SpiritI Went down into the DesertLove and LawThe Perfect MarriageDarling Daughter of BabylonThe AmaranthThe Alchemist's PetitionTwo Easter StanzasThe Traveller-heartThe North Star Whispers to the Blacksmith's SonThis Section is a Christmas TreeThe Sun Says his PrayersPopcorn, Glass Balls, and Cranberries (As it were)How a Little Girl DancedIn Praise of Songs that DieFactory Windows are always BrokenTo Mary PickfordBlanche SweetSunshineAn Apology for the Bottle VolcanicWhen Gassy Thompson Struck it RichRhymes for GlorianaOnce More—To GlorianaFirst Section: Moon Poems for the Children/Fairy-tales for the ChildrenSecond Section: The Moon is a MirrorFifth SectionI. Abraham Lincoln Walks at MidnightII. A Curse for KingsIII. Who Knows?IV. To BuddhaV. The Unpardonable SinVI. Above the Battle's FrontVII. Epilogue. Under the Blessing of Your Psyche WingsBiographical Note:War. September 1, 1914 Intended to be Read Aloud← Second Section: The Moon is a MirrorI. Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight →