William Stafford (poet) Quote

You and I can turn and look at the silent river and wait. We know the current is there, hidden; and there are comings and goings from miles away that hold the stillness exactly before us. What the river says, that is what I say.


Stories that could be true: new and collected poems (ed. HarperCollins Publishers, 1977)


You and I can turn and look at the silent river and wait. We know the current is there, hidden; and there are comings and goings from miles away that ...

You and I can turn and look at the silent river and wait. We know the current is there, hidden; and there are comings and goings from miles away that ...

You and I can turn and look at the silent river and wait. We know the current is there, hidden; and there are comings and goings from miles away that ...

You and I can turn and look at the silent river and wait. We know the current is there, hidden; and there are comings and goings from miles away that ...