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PAPER FISHES by AMY LOWELL

Poet Analysis

First Line: THE PAPER CARP
Last Line: Forever swallowing the wind
Subject(s): FISH; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; CONDUCT OF LIFE; HUMAN NATURE;

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.



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