Frosty Evening
It is not the bright light in your window Which dazzles my eyes ; It is the dim outline of your shadow Moving upon the shoji.
Amy Lowell
It is not the bright light in your window Which dazzles my eyes ; It is the dim outline of your shadow Moving upon the shoji.
A speaker stands outside on a frosty evening, looking toward a window. They make clear that the bright light inside is not what holds their attention. What captivates them is the dim outline of someone moving behind a shoji, a Japanese paper screen.
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