[The faint shadow of the morning moon?]
The faint shadow of the morning moon?
Nay, the snow falling on the earth.
The mist of blossoming flowers?
Nay, poetry smiling up the sky.
Credit
This poem is in the public domain. Published in Poem-a-Day on January 8, 2022, by the Academy of American Poets.
About this Poem
“[The faint shadow of the morning moon?]” appeared in Japanese Hokkus (The Four Seas Company, 1920).
Author
Yone Noguchi
Yone Noguchi, the first Japanese-born writer to publish poetry in English, was born in 1875 in Tsushima. He lived and worked in San Francisco, and was the author of numerous books of poetry and prose. He died Toyooka-mura on July 13, 1947.
Date Published
01/01/1920