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As if hands were enough
To hold an avalanche off.
To hold an avalanche off.
Thom Gunn, from “The Man with Night Sweats” (via proustitute)
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12/1/11 — 11:37pm
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from “empty hands”
The past night
remains with you, but your attention
is drawn away from it
to taste the autumn light, falling
into your empty hands.
(denise levertov)
