Sunshine
The pool is edged with the blade-like leaves of irises. If I throw a stone into the placid water.
It suddenly stiffens Into rings and rings Of sharp gold wire.
Amy Lowell
The pool is edged with the blade-like leaves of irises. If I throw a stone into the placid water.
It suddenly stiffens Into rings and rings Of sharp gold wire.
In “Sunshine,” Amy Lowell turns a tiny, ordinary action into something almost magical. A pool sits still, bordered by the sharp, blade-like leaves of irises. When the speaker throws a stone into the calm water, the surface does not simply ripple.
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