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

Chinese Epitaph

Florence Kilpatrick Mixter

SHE was a Manchu lady …

Near the tomb where she lies

Broods an ancient Buddha with robes of jade and of coral

And curious lapis-blue eyes.

She was a wistful lady …

When the west wind sighs

Inscrutable even as the terrible calm of Buddha

Her impassive disguise.

She was a Manchu lady …

Azure the skies,

And golden the tracery sealing the proud lips of Buddha

As the west wind dies.