(by A. V. Deitch, 1964)
Hardly --
To make a splash in the puddle.
To make the first splash
In the puddle.
The spiral opens out
Or closes in.
The whirlpool eddies on,
The grasses part.
The footsteps die away,
-- continuing.
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E/N: the image is part of Dale Chihuly's "Laguna Torcello"
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