I used to think the power of words was inexhaustible, That how we said the world was how it was, and how it would be, I used to imagine that word-swa… - Charles Wright
" "I used to think the power of words was inexhaustible,
That how we said the world was how it was, and how it would be,
I used to imagine that word-sway and word thunder
Would silence the Silence and all that,
That words were the Word,
That language could lead us inexplicably to grace,
As though it were geographical.
I used to think these things when I was young.
I still do.
English
Collect this quote
Related quotes. More quotes will automatically load as you scroll down, or you can use the load more buttons.
Additional quotes by Charles Wright
The plains drift on through the deep daylight. I watch the snow bees sent mad by the sun. The limbs of the hickory trees swing loose in the noontide, Feathery, stretching their necks. The wind blows through its own hair forever. If something is due me still — Firedogs, ashes, the soap of another life — I give it back. And this hive Of shelved combs, my wax in its little box.
Loading...