Of Yellow was the outer Sky — Chinese Immigrant

Of Yellow was the outer Sky ¹
In Yellower Yellow hewn
Till Saffron in Vermilion slid
Whose seam could not be shown.

(F.1733/J.1676)

[1] Of Yellow:: people of yellow skin, the Chinese. outer Sky:: another race under American sky.
[2] Yellower:: more timid, cowardly. Yellow:: (to work in the) yellow ground, desert.
[3] Saffron:: deep yellow color of the skin, after some sunshine. Vermilion:: a bright red color after much sunshine.
[4] seam:: a scar.