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Denise Levertov's to the reader

 
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PostPosted: Tue May 01, 2007 11:14 pm    Post subject: Denise Levertov's to the reader Reply with quote
As you read, a white bear leisurely
pees, dyeing the snow
saffron,

and as you read, many gods
lie among lianas: eyes of obsidian
are watching the generations of leaves,

and as you read
the sea is turning its dark pages,
turning
its dark pages.
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PostPosted: Wed May 02, 2007 12:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Lovely poem. I especially like the repetition in the last few lines. Levertov is one of my favorites! Thanks. lkm
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PostPosted: Sun May 06, 2007 2:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
It's funny!! Laughing
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 11:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Poems by Denise Levertov on this site

Bio of the poet
http://poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/41

Talking to Grief
The Thread
The Breathing
The Secret
About Marriage
http://forum.poetryconnection.net/viewtopic.php?t=5542&start=0

The Sea’s Wash in the Hollow of the Heart
http://forum.poetryconnection.net/viewtopic.php?t=9086

Living
http://forum.poetryconnection.net/viewtopic.php?t=7633

To the Reader
http://forum.poetryconnection.net/viewtopic.php?t=17278
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 10:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
A poem that opens with a smile, a splash of colour, but one that soon becomes less light-hearted. Nature is pictured as indifferent to our own self-absorbed thought. The relentless sea, the jungle vines, diminish our belief, highlight our vanity.

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