History & Politics
The Emperor's Garden
From Pictures of the Floating World (1919): Lacquer Prints
History & Politics
Once, in the sultry heats of Midsummer,
An Emperor caused the miniature mountains in his garden
To be covered with white silk,
That so crowned
They might cool his eyes
With the sparkle of snow.
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MLA
Lowell, Amy. “The Emperor's Garden.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lowell_a/166/.
Chicago
Lowell, Amy. “The Emperor's Garden.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lowell_a/166/.
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