Japanese Love-Songs 1
The white lotus-flower Grows in the depths of the pool, Love grows in my heart.
Frank Oliver Call
The white lotus-flower Grows in the depths of the pool, Love grows in my heart.
In three short lines, the speaker sets two hidden things side by side: a white lotus-flower growing in the depths of a pool, and love growing in the heart. The comparison is simple but tender.
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