My pleasure
was in the strength of my back,
in my noble shoulders, the cool
smooth flesh cylinders of my arms.


Poems of Denise Levertov, 1960-1967 (ed. New Directions Publishing, 1983) - ISBN: 9780811222501

Denise Levertov Quotes

My pleasure was in the strength of my back, in my noble shoulders, the cool smooth flesh cylinders of my arms.

My pleasure was in the strength of my back, in my noble shoulders, the cool smooth flesh cylinders of my arms.

My pleasure was in the strength of my back, in my noble shoulders, the cool smooth flesh cylinders of my arms.

My pleasure was in the strength of my back, in my noble shoulders, the cool smooth flesh cylinders of my arms.