A Lady to Her Lover
The white snows of Winter Follow the falling of leaves ; Therefore
I have had your portrait cut In snow-white jade.
Amy Lowell
The white snows of Winter Follow the falling of leaves ; Therefore
I have had your portrait cut In snow-white jade.
A woman speaks to her lover, noticing how winter’s snow reliably follows the falling autumn leaves. That turn toward cold and whiteness becomes her reason: she has commissioned a portrait of him carved in snow-white jade. The poem feels quiet and deliberate, almost like a whispered vow.
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