Over the roof-tops race the shadows of clouds; Like horses the shadows of clouds charge down the street. Whirlpools of purple and gold, Winds from the mountains of cinnabar, Lacquered mandarin moments, palanquins swaying and balancing Amid the vermilion pavilions, against the jade balustrades. Glint of the glittering wings of dragon-flies in the light: Silver filaments, golden flakes settling downwards, Rippling, quivering flutters, repulse and surrender, The sun broidered upon the rain, The rain rustling with the sun. Over the roof-tops race the shadows of clouds; Like horses the shadows of clouds charge down the street. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE CRUEL MISTRESS by THOMAS CAREW IN HOSPITAL: 3. INTERIOR by WILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY AUSPEX by JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL EROS TURANNOS by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON THE GREAT SAINT BERNARD by SAMUEL ROGERS THE INTRODUCTION by AL-DHAHABI |