Angles
The rain is dark against the white sky. Or white against the foliage of eucalyptus-trees. But, in the cistern, it is a sheet of mauve and amber. Because of the chrysanthemums Heaped about its edge.
Amy Lowell
The rain is dark against the white sky. Or white against the foliage of eucalyptus-trees. But, in the cistern, it is a sheet of mauve and amber. Because of the chrysanthemums Heaped about its edge.
The speaker watches rain in a garden and notices how its color shifts depending on where it falls and what stands behind it. Against a pale sky, the rain looks dark. Against the leaves of eucalyptus trees, it looks white.
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