White Shoulders

White Shoulders - meaning Summary

Memory of a Gesture

This short lyric records an intimate, tactile memory of a lover’s white shoulders and a small shrug of laughter. The speaker recalls the physical presence and the sound of a low, slow laughter that seems to emanate from those shoulders. The poem compresses longing and affection into a spare, sensory moment, making memory itself feel immediate and quietly affectionate rather than overtly dramatic.