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Quotation by Denise Levertov
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the petals creak and
begin to rise.
They rise and recurl
to a bud's form
and clamp shut.
I wait in the dark.
begin to rise.
They rise and recurl
to a bud's form
and clamp shut.
I wait in the dark.
Denise Levertov (b. 1923), Anglo–U.S. poet. "The Pulse."
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