Perhaps he will not return. But what we have lived comes ba… - Denise Levertov

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Perhaps he will not return. But what we have lived
comes back to us. We see more. We feel, as our rings increase,
something that lifts our branches, that stretches our furthest leaf-tips
further.

Denise Levertov

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Denise Levertov (24 October 1923 – 20 December 1997) was a British-American poet.

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Birth Name: Priscilla Denise Levertoff

Alternative Names: Priscilla D Levertoff • Priscilla Denise Levertov

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He himself must be the key, now, to the next door, the next terrors of freedom and joy.

When he opens his eyes he gives to what he gazes at the recognition no look ever before granted it. It becomes a word.

I like to find
what's not found
at once, but lies within something of another nature,
in repose, distinct.

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