a handful of stars in the garden pail fingers dripping I offer them to you
—Lesley Anne Swanson
Issue 23.2 | 18 December 2023
Lovely!
The word "dripping" animates the poem beautifully. I'm reminded of Murasaki's comparison of one of Genji's annual visits to a lover livig in the woods to the light of the moon (or the stars) reflected in a bucket of water.
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December 18th, 2023 at 8:45 am
Lovely!
December 18th, 2023 at 9:11 am
The word "dripping" animates the poem beautifully. I'm reminded of Murasaki's comparison of one of Genji's annual visits to a lover livig in the woods to the light of the moon (or the stars) reflected in a bucket of water.
December 18th, 2023 at 9:27 pm
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