Water - Shakespeare's Monkeys

thanks for the questions, I agree that it helps to understand the poet's intention in order to clarify what the words may mean......though perhaps the reader's first reaction is that which is valid for the reader......here I was trying to write in an impressionistic way......so if you view the words from different 'angles' or depths, the meaning might change......hopefully like a painting with different elements, you might ponder, "what consititutes the meaning of a poem?".......and yes, you make a very valid point about the 'tidal current' as I was undecided about using that image with the water lilies.....but in a clumsy way I was trying to show that what is happening below the surface may be more complex than what is seen at the surface.......whilst trying to maintain the water theme......so any suggestions are welcome......Kat