Nature
Yoshiwara Lament
From Pictures of the Floating World (1919): Lacquer Prints
Nature
Golden peacocks
Under blossoming cherry-trees,
But on all the wide sea
There is no boat.
Cite this poem
MLA
Lowell, Amy. “Yoshiwara Lament.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lowell_a/154/.
Chicago
Lowell, Amy. “Yoshiwara Lament.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lowell_a/154/.
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