Twelve Hokku on a Canadian Theme 8
You set narcissus Amidst your silver birches By Northern lakeside.
Louise Morey Bowman
You set narcissus Amidst your silver birches By Northern lakeside.
Louise Morey Bowman’s three lines capture a small, deliberate gesture: someone places narcissus blooms among silver birch trees beside a lake in the Canadian North. The image is spare and quiet, with pale flowers standing against white bark and open water.
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