Paper Fishes
The paper carp, At the end of its long bamboo pole. Takes the wind into its mouth And emits it at its tail. So is man. Forever swallowing the wind.
Amy Lowell
The paper carp, At the end of its long bamboo pole. Takes the wind into its mouth And emits it at its tail. So is man. Forever swallowing the wind.
A paper carp hangs from a long bamboo pole, and the wind rushes into its open mouth and streams out at its tail. The image is simple, almost childlike — a kite or windsock shaped like a fish. But the speaker turns it into a quiet observation about human life: “So is man.
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