Nature

Vicarious

by Amy Lowell 1874–1925

From Pictures of the Floating World (1919): Lacquer Prints

Nature

When I stand under the willow-tree
Above the river,

In my straw-coloured silken garment
Embroidered with purple chrysanthemums,
It is not at the bright water
That I am gazing,
But at your portrait,

Which I have caused to be painted
On my fan.

MLA

Lowell, Amy. “Vicarious.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lowell_a/151/.

Chicago

Lowell, Amy. “Vicarious.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lowell_a/151/.

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