Twelve Hokku on a Canadian Theme 1
How strangely they float, Pale gold and ivory cups, On wilderness lakes.
Louise Morey Bowman
How strangely they float, Pale gold and ivory cups, On wilderness lakes.
The speaker notices water lilies—pale gold and ivory blossoms—floating on remote Canadian lakes, and the sight feels almost uncanny. The word “strangely” carries the whole moment: these delicate, cup-shaped flowers seem too fine and fragile for such wild, empty surroundings.
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