"a lute deep in the bamboos" -- What a marvelous image!
<< dew dripping, dripping... >> The repetition of "dripping" is ingenious, and it restores the five syllables perfectly. My only question is whether one might consider a colon rather than ellipsis at the end, to prepare the "contrasting" concept.
"a lute deep in the bamboos" -- What a marvelous image!
<< dew dripping, dripping... >> The repetition of "dripping" is ingenious, and it restores the five syllables perfectly. My only question is whether one might consider a colon rather than ellipsis at the end, to prepare the "contrasting" concept.
Thanks for sharing, Xanda, and "keep 'em coming"!