Ted Hughes Quote

The river is a god
Knee-deep among the reeds, watching men,
Or hung by the heels down at the door of a dam
It is a god, and inviolable.
And will wash itself of all deaths.


The River (1983)


The river is a god Knee-deep among the reeds, watching men, Or hung by the heels down at the door of a dam It is a god, and inviolable. And will wash ...

The river is a god Knee-deep among the reeds, watching men, Or hung by the heels down at the door of a dam It is a god, and inviolable. And will wash ...

The river is a god Knee-deep among the reeds, watching men, Or hung by the heels down at the door of a dam It is a god, and inviolable. And will wash ...

The river is a god Knee-deep among the reeds, watching men, Or hung by the heels down at the door of a dam It is a god, and inviolable. And will wash ...