385. Scented Leaves from a Chinese Jar by Allen Upward. The Intoxicated Poet. Monroe, Harriet, ed. 1917. The New Poetry: An Anthology

Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.

385. Scented Leaves from a Chinese Jar

The Intoxicated Poet

By Allen Upward


A POET, having taken the bridle off his tongue, spoke thus: “More fragrant than the heliotrope, which blooms all the year round, better than vermilion letters on tablets of sendal, are thy kisses, thou shy one!”