Poems Written Out of William Carlos Williams 1

Doug PalmerOct 25 1966Contemplative

'All men by their nature give praise. It is all they can do: '

from The Gift'

Now we have started to come back, the fast is longing. the light of cast foreshadows all else. We are bent upon it,upon the way.

There isn't enough light until we bring ourselves

Say it only once,that you may know.

Still

There isn't enough light until we bring ourselves

For caught up in the wind,

we stand before, we have knelt that way

And

There isn't enough light until we bring ourselves.

Doug Palmer, Oct 25 1966
SourceLicence:Public domain (US, no notice)

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