Kashmir Shawl
A KASHMIR SHAWL
Rich web of woven dreams! A Kashmir shawl,Its warp and woof of silky, pliant hair
From choice pashmina goats, beyond the wall
Of far Himalaya brought, with toil and care,
Then dyed in all the subtlest hues which art
For eastern looms could cunningly devise,
And spun in threads so fine, the great world's mart
Of patient skill can show no fairer prize.
The pattern forms methinks a mystic shape
In Jhelum 's windings, or in "tree of life":
Such blended colours artists' palettes ape
Closer than weaver's shuttle plying strife.
The art is lost! The spirit of this age
In love's laborious crafts will not engage.
--Percy Brown (1921)
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