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Lacquer Prints [By Messenger]
Amy Lowell
One night
When there was a clear moon,
I sat down
To write a poem
About maple trees.
But the dazzle of moonlight
In the ink
Blinded me,
And I could only write
What I remembered.
Therefore, on the wrapping of my poem
I have inscribed your name.
About this poem
“Lacquer Prints [By Messenger]” was published in Vol. 2, No. 6 of The Seven Arts in October of 1917.
About Amy Lowell
Amy Lowell was born on Feb. 9, 1874, in Brookline, Mass. Her collections of poetry include “A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass” (Houghton Mifflin Company, 1912) and “What’s O’Clock” (Houghton Mifflin Company, 1925), which won the Pulitzer Prize. She died on May 12, 1925.
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This poem is in the public domain. Originally published in Poem-a-Day, www.poets.org. Distributed by King Features Syndicate.
