To A Husband
Brighter than fireflies upon the Uji River Are your words in the dark. Beloved.
Amy Lowell
Brighter than fireflies upon the Uji River Are your words in the dark. Beloved.
At its heart, Amy Lowell’s two-line poem is a private, loving compliment. She tells her husband that his words in the dark are brighter than fireflies over the Uji River in Japan. Those drifting lights over dark water are already a delicate, famous image, but to her, his voice outshines them.
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