Thin Strips
Thin Strips - meaning Summary
Memory Held in Fragments
The poem compresses two brief visual scenes—gold hammered into thin sheets in a jeweler's shop and torn petals or strips beneath a peach tree—into a single recollection anchored by the repeated line about hearing a woman laugh many years ago. The repetition connects disparate images as fragments of memory, suggesting how small, vivid details and a single sound can fuse into a lasting, melancholic impression of past moments.
Read Complete AnalysesIN a jeweler's shop I saw a man beating out thin sheets of gold. I heard a woman laugh many years ago. Under a peach tree I saw petals scattered .. torn strips of a bride's dress. I heard a woman laugh many years ago.
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