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

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

387. Scented Leaves from a Chinese Jar

The Marigold

By Allen Upward


EVEN as the seed of the marigold, carried by the wind, lodges on the roofs of palaces, and lights the air with flame-colored blossoms, so may the child-like words of the insignificant poet confer honor on lofty and disdainful mandarins.