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 RUSH OF THE OREGON by ARTHUR GUITERMAN JACK AND JILL (1) by MOTHER GOOSE THE GRAPE-VINE SWING by WILLIAM GILMORE SIMMS LADY OF CASTLENORE; A.D. 1700 by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH THE HWOMESTEAD by WILLIAM BARNES |