Some people, no matter what you give them, still want the moon. The bread, the salt, white meat and dark meat, still hungry. The marriage bed and the… - Denise Levertov
" "Some people, no matter what you give them, still want the moon.
The bread, the salt, white meat and dark meat, still hungry.
The marriage bed and the cradle, still empty arms.
You give them land, their own earth under their feet, still they take to the roads.
And water: dig them the deepest, still it’s not deep enough to drink the moon from.
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About Denise Levertov
Denise Levertov (24 October 1923 – 20 December 1997) was a British-American poet.
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Priscilla Denise Levertoff
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Priscilla D Levertoff
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Priscilla Denise Levertov
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