DARK WATER, BRIGHT STARS
| I saw the sky was upside-down, Its onyx surface lit with gems; But as I took a closer look, The sky was fringed with grassy stems. I saw the sea was in the sky, Light wavelets rippling in the north; But I looked closer still and saw Bright stars and comets bursting forth. Dark water mirrored in the sky, Or dark sky mirrored in the sea; No matter how one looks at them, One of the other's never free. (1998) |
THE GOLDEN COMPASS
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