Nature

Dissonance

by Amy Lowell 1874–1925

From Ballads for Sale (1927)

Nature

From my window I can see the moonlight stroking the smooth surface of the river.
The trees are silent, there is no wind.
Admirable pre-Raphaelite landscape,
Lightly touched with ebony and silver.
I alone am out of keeping:
An angry red gash
Proclaiming the restlessness

Of an incongruous century.

MLA

Lowell, Amy. “Dissonance.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lowell_a/483/.

Chicago

Lowell, Amy. “Dissonance.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lowell_a/483/.

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