He originally thought that he was a sunken boat floating on the river that no one wanted, and that he would never be able to reach the shore in this life.
Only later did he realize that she had grown on the shore, protruding out of the soil inch by inch, facing the light, and growing into a whole patch of shade.
Those who are small and full, things are as small as this, and they are full. It is the best time to be close to the end of the year.