Love
A Burnt Offering
From Pictures of the Floating World (1919): Lacquer Prints
Love
Because there was no wind,
The smoke of your letters hung in the air
For a long time;
And its shape
Was the shape of your face,
My Beloved.
Cite this poem
MLA
Lowell, Amy. “A Burnt Offering.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lowell_a/196/.
Chicago
Lowell, Amy. “A Burnt Offering.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lowell_a/196/.
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