Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MIYOKO SAN, by MARY MCNEIL SCOTT FENOLLOSA First Line: Snare me the soul of a dragon-fly Last Line: And I have painted miyoko san. Alternate Author Name(s): Mccall, Sidney; Scott, Mary Mcneil | ||||||||
SNARE me the soul of a dragon-fly, The jewelled heart of a dew-tipped spray, A star's quick eye, Or the scarlet cry Of a lonely wing on a dawn-lit bay. Then add the gleam of a golden fan, And I will paint you Miyoko San. Find me the thought of a rose, at sight Of her own pale face in a fawning stream, The polished night Of a crow's slow flight, And the long, sweet grace of a willow's dream. Then add the droop of a golden fan, And I will paint you Miyoko San. Lure me a lay from a sunbeam's throat, The chant of bees in a perfumed lair, Or a single note gone mad to float To its own sweet death in the upper air. Then add the click of a golden fan, And I have painted Miyoko San. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FLYING FISH by MARY MCNEIL SCOTT FENOLLOSA MORNING FANCY by MARY MCNEIL SCOTT FENOLLOSA SUNRISE IN THE HILLS OF SATSUMA by MARY MCNEIL SCOTT FENOLLOSA THE BIRTH OF THE FLOWERS by MARY MCNEIL SCOTT FENOLLOSA YUKI by MARY MCNEIL SCOTT FENOLLOSA POOR MAILIE'S ELEGY by ROBERT BURNS THE CLINGING VINE by ANTIPATER OF SIDON MONA LISA by JOHN KENDRICK BANGS |
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