Show snapshot A swan and cygnets nothing more background of silver reedy shore dim shapes of rounded trees the high effulgence of a summer sky q only a snapshot just a flash and it was fixed the mimic wash the parent bird on soaring slow her tier fussy I 1 little ittle fleet in tow the all pervading sultry haze the white lights on the waterways A scene that never was before A scene that will be never more alas for us we look and wait and labor but to imitate in vain for new effects we seek earth earths s briefest moment Is unique austin dobson in harper harpers s magazine |