Quote by Andrew Motion

By day the appalling loose beauty of prowling floes: lions' heads, dragons, crucifix-wrecks, and a thing like a blown rose.

By day the appalling loose beauty of prowling floes: lions'

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This quote describes the mesmerizing and fearsome appearance of the floes, which are sheets of floating ice. During the day, these ice formations take on an astonishing and unruly beauty, resembling various creatures such as lions, dragons, shipwrecks adorned with crucifixes, and even something as delicate yet expansive as a blown rose. The quote seems to capture both the awe-inspiring and threatening qualities of nature, emphasizing the enchanting but potentially dangerous nature of these ice formations.

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