Saturday, January 28, 2006
An Aeroplane Drones Through The Sky Comments
Rating: ★5.0
An aeroplane drones through the sky,
The world is afternoon;
And from the mountains mounting high
A drowsy distant boom
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Philippa Lane
07 February 2006
A well-crafted poem - I loved the second to last stanza - 'Of Casbah dancers...' and I liked the title too.
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7/23/2025 12:17:23 PM # 1.0.0
Exquisite use of contrast between the image of a constant, almost boring, drone of an aircraft and the ensuing chaotic destruction that follows. Beautiful metaphoric applications: chariot races, Casbah dancers from the sea, aerial virtuoso. This is fine piece of writing, Tan. Definitely 10+.