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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FUJI-YAMA, by A. WALTER SOLOMON
First Line: As an old noble-lady
Last Line: A fiery heart leaps.
Subject(s): Asian Americans - Japanese; Old Age; Women; Japanese In The United States
First Line: As an old noble-lady
Last Line: A fiery heart leaps.
Subject(s): Asian Americans - Japanese; Old Age; Women; Japanese In The United States
As an old noble-lady—
Proud and stainless—
Fuji rises in the moonlight.
Light wisps of cloud
Swish across her peak,
Silent and sage.
But under her vestal robe,
Sterile and white,
A fiery heart leaps.
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