Autumn Haze
Is it a dragonfly or a maple leaf That settles softly down upon the water ?
Amy Lowell
Is it a dragonfly or a maple leaf That settles softly down upon the water ?
On a still autumn day, the speaker watches something drift down onto the water and can’t quite tell whether it is a dragonfly or a maple leaf. That uncertainty is the heart of the poem.
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