Poetry
Over the shop where silk is sold Still the dragon kites are flying.
Amy Lowell
Over the shop where silk is sold Still the dragon kites are flying.
In just two lines, Lowell sets a shop selling silk below a sky where dragon-shaped kites are still flying. The contrast is quiet but sharp: silk is beautiful, yet it belongs to buying and selling; the kites are playful, free, and linked to old stories.
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