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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CHINA 1937, by LAURA FRANCES ALEXANDER First Line: Now is old cathay a broken bowl Last Line: To the gods of time and war. Alternate Author Name(s): Alexander, Frances Subject(s): China | |||
Now is old Cathay a broken bowl; Its curves of riven porcelain Are curling like loose petals Of a shattered lotus bloom; Its patterns are destroyed; The five-toed dragon, Sundered vertebrae and claw, Lies scattered in the broken glaze; The five glad bats are routed And all the studied beauty Is a useless offering To the gods of time and war. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ELEGIES FOR THE OCHER DEER ON THE WALLS AT LASCAUX by NORMAN DUBIE ON THE CHINESE ABDUCTION OF TIBET'S CHILD PANCHEN LAMA by NORMAN DUBIE CULTURAL EVOLUTION; AFTER POPE by CAROLYN KIZER MARRIAGE SONG; WITH COMMENTARY by CAROLYN KIZER WHERE I'VE BEEN ALL MY LIFE by CAROLYN KIZER A CHINESE FAN PAINTING by ALICIA SUSKIN OSTRIKER FEATHERS ON THE GRASS by LAURA FRANCES ALEXANDER |
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