Denise Levertov Quote

The music reached us. Clumsily,
stumbling over our own roots,
rustling our leaves
in answer,
we moved, we followed.


A Tree Telling of Orpheus (1968)


The music reached us. Clumsily, stumbling over our own roots, rustling our leaves in answer, we moved, we followed.

The music reached us. Clumsily, stumbling over our own roots, rustling our leaves in answer, we moved, we followed.

The music reached us. Clumsily, stumbling over our own roots, rustling our leaves in answer, we moved, we followed.

The music reached us. Clumsily, stumbling over our own roots, rustling our leaves in answer, we moved, we followed.