Eighth: images and what the words suggest

08Eighth: images and what the words suggest

• "The river lay open to the eye" — suggests empty spread space, before the crowding and before the encroachment on the river.
• "The river would be brim-full" — suggests the season of the flood.
• "The red dates had come out" — suggests entry into summer.
• "Our eyes hung (suspended)" — suggests expectation and watching.
• "Our eyes directed" — suggests attention and concentration.
• "The image most attached to my memory" — suggests how deeply those memories work on him.
• "The church lit up" — a short phrase that gathers joy and collective cheering, joins the light of the windows with the shot of the cannon, and makes the church a sign marking the time of breaking the fast.
• The thick white smoke roving over the water — a visual image of the scene.
• The reddish light in the windows — the warmth and intimacy of the scene.