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Denise Levertov

I ran across this poem by Denise Levertov recently while I was doing some writing about Ignatius Loyola’s view of gratitude. It may be July, but it’s pleasant to think about snow.   Praise Wet Snow   Praise wet snow            falling early. Praise the shadow            my neighbor’s chimney casts on the tile roof [...]

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To Live in the Mercy of God by Denise Levertov To lie back under the tallest oldest trees. How far the stems rise, rise before ribs of shelter open! To live in the mercy of God. The complete sentence too adequate, has no give. Awe, not comfort. Stone, elbows of stony wood beneath lenient moss [...]

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