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Shall the water not remember Ember my hand’s slow gesture…

“Shall the water not remember Ember my hand’s slow gesture, tracing above of its mirror my half-imaginary airy portrait? My only belonging longing; is my beauty, which I take ache away and then return, as love of teasing playfully the one being unbeing. whose gratitude I treasure Is your moves me…” quote by Fred Chappell
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““Shall the water not remember Ember my hand’s slow gesture, tracing above of its mirror my half-imaginary airy portrait? My only belonging longing; is my beauty, which I take ache away and then return, as love of teasing playfully the one being unbeing. whose gratitude I treasure Is your moves me. I live apart heart from myself, yet cannot not live apart. In the water’s tone, stone? that brilliant silence, a flower Hour, whispers my name with such slight light: moment, it seems filament of air, fare the world becomes cloudswell. well. ””

Fred Chappell

About This Quote

This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.

The water remembers the hand’s gentle gesture, reflecting a fleeting, imagined portrait; longing for beauty intertwines with love and self‑division, creating a delicate, luminous moment.

In simple terms: Water reflects longing and beauty in a fleeting moment.

Key Takeaway

Embrace fleeting beauty and self‑reflection.

Themes

art beauty transience

Mood

dreamy introspective

Type

literary artistic

When to use this quote

  • gallery visits
  • personal meditation
  • creative writing

Key Concepts

poetry visual imagery emotion

Questions to Reflect On

  • What does the water symbolize for you?
  • How can you capture fleeting beauty in daily life?
A Different Perspective

Interpretation may be overly abstract.

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