I was the first to see him, for I grew out on the pasture...

I was the first to see him, for I grew
out on the pasture slope, beyond the forest.
He was a man, it seemed...

Denise Levertov

A Tree Telling of Orpheus (1968)

Denise Levertov Quotes

I was the first to see him, for I grew out on the pasture slope, beyond the forest. He was a man, it seemed...

I was the first to see him, for I grew out on the pasture slope, beyond the forest. He was a man, it seemed...

I was the first to see him, for I grew out on the pasture slope, beyond the forest. He was a man, it seemed...

I was the first to see him, for I grew out on the pasture slope, beyond the forest. He was a man, it seemed...