| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 1647. Miyoko San |
| | | By Mary McNeil Fenollosa |
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| SNARE me the soul of a dragon-fly, | |
| The jewelled heart of a dew-tipped spray, | |
| A star’s quick eye, | |
| Or the scarlet cry | |
| Of a lonely wing on a dawn-lit bay. | 5 |
| Then add the gleam of a golden fan, | |
| And I will paint you Miyoko San. | |
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| Find me the thought of a rose, at sight | |
| Of her own pale face in a fawning stream, | |
| The polished night | 10 |
| Of a crow’s slow flight, | |
| And the long, sweet grace of a willow’s dream. | |
| Then add the droop of a golden fan, | |
| And I will paint you Miyoko San. | |
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| Lure me a lay from a sunbeam’s throat, | 15 |
| The chant of bees in a perfumed lair, | |
| Or a single note | |
| Gone mad to float | |
| To its own sweet death in the upper air. | |
| Then add the click of a golden fan, | 20 |
| And I have painted Miyoko San. | |
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