Nature
From China
From Pictures of the Floating World (1919): Lacquer Prints
Nature
I Thought: --
The moon,
Shining upon the many steps of the palace before me,
Shines also upon the chequered rice-fields
Of my native land.
And my tears fell
Like white rice grains
At my feet.
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MLA
Lowell, Amy. “From China.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lowell_a/161/.
Chicago
Lowell, Amy. “From China.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lowell_a/161/.
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