Nature
Desolation
From Pictures of the Floating World (1919): Lacquer Prints
Nature
Under the plum-blossoms are nightingales;
But the sea is hidden in an egg-white mist,
And they are silent.
Cite this poem
MLA
Lowell, Amy. “Desolation.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lowell_a/153/.
Chicago
Lowell, Amy. “Desolation.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lowell_a/153/.
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