Lapping the summits
What an image! The original deluge raising water levels so high that they lap over the summits...
Crab-green water
I think I can imagine the shade of 'crab-green', a deep dark place where this wily old conger eel escapes...
Sun-splashy ripples
You can feel the warmth of a summer day with diaphanous wings darting over glittering ripples.
'She heard the rustling...
Wind-ruffled water
A lot of dipping and splashing in water in this beautiful book, by otters at play or as prey, and...
Invisible but potent
A person who seems to have been entirely congruent in his memories and his values, fully dissolved and present in...
Dancing light, rippling reflections
Having occasionally lain in bed practically hypnotised by the dappling and dancing of light bouncing from water up to ceiling,...
The law of life
We need water for life, and life and water share a fundamental law: change. They may also share another, apparently...
As natural as…
If someone said 'as natural as...' what would pop into your mind? 'Tap water' seems unusual, but when we are...
Slate-color water
Our capacity to name colours in all their rich and detailed variegations is surprisingly limited, and so the recourse to...
As an apple fits a dumpling
A beautiful simile for something fitting perfectly into a circular space. In this case, the something is a someone, the...
As smooth as …
Of course, this simile is obvious when you see it, but have you ever seen it before? Please try incorporating...
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