| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 940. Changelings |
| | | By Mary Thacher Higginson |
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| THE GHOSTS of flowers went sailing | |
| Through the dreamy autumn air,— | |
| The gossamer wings of the milkweed brown, | |
| And the sheeny silk of the thistle-down; | |
| But there was no bewailing, | 5 |
| And never a hint of despair. | |
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| From the mountain-ash was swinging | |
| A gray, deserted nest; | |
| Scarlet berries where eggs had been; | |
| Softly the flower-wraiths floated in: | 10 |
| And the brook and breeze were singing | |
| When the sun sank down in the west. | |
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