Circumstance
Upon the maple leaves The dew shines red. But on the lotus blossom It has the pale transparence of tears.
Amy Lowell
Upon the maple leaves The dew shines red. But on the lotus blossom It has the pale transparence of tears.
In Amy Lowell’s “Circumstance,” the speaker notices the same dew in two places. On maple leaves, it shines red—warm, vivid, almost alive with autumn color. On a lotus blossom, it turns pale and transparent, like tears.
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