The Pond
Cold, wet leaves Floating on moss-coloured water, And the croaking of frogs — Cracked bell-notes in the twilight.
Amy Lowell
Cold, wet leaves Floating on moss-coloured water, And the croaking of frogs — Cracked bell-notes in the twilight.
Amy Lowell’s “The Pond” gives us a brief sensory snapshot of a pond at dusk. The speaker notices cold, wet leaves drifting on water that has the green-brown tint of moss, then hears frogs croaking.
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