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The Poet: Denise Levertov, “Variation On A Theme By Rilke”
Saturday, September 29, 2012 12:35
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“Variation On A Theme By Rilke”
(“The Book of Hours, Book I, Poem 1, Stanza 1″)
“A certain day became a presence to me;
there it was, confronting me- a sky, air, light:
a being.
And before it started to descend
from the height of noon, it leaned over
and struck my shoulder as if with
the flat of a sword,
from the height of noon, it leaned over
and struck my shoulder as if with
the flat of a sword,
granting me honor and a task.
The day’s blow rang out, metallic-
or it was I, a bell awakened,
and what I heard was my whole self
saying and singing what it knew: I can.”
and what I heard was my whole self
saying and singing what it knew: I can.”
~ Denise Levertov
2012-09-29 12:25:50
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