History & Politics
The Exiled Emperor
From Pictures of the Floating World (1919): Lacquer Prints
History & Politics
The birds sing to-day,
For to-morrow they will be flown
Many miles across the tossing sea.
Cite this poem
MLA
Lowell, Amy. “The Exiled Emperor.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lowell_a/201/.
Chicago
Lowell, Amy. “The Exiled Emperor.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lowell_a/201/.
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