GIFT AFTER GIFT
Poem for Today - May 30, 2014
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MIDNIGHT GLADNESS
“Peace be upon each thing
my eye takes in,
Upon each thing my mouth
takes in.”
The
pleated lampshade, slightly askew,
dust
a silverish muting of the lamp’s fake brass.
My
sock-monkey on the pillow, tail and limbs asprawl,
weary
after a daya of watching sunlight
prowl the house like a wolf.
Gleams
of water in my bedside glass.
Miraculous water, so peacefully
Miraculous water, so peacefully
waiting
to be consumed.
The
day’s crowding arrived
at
this abundant stillness. Each thing
given
to the eye before sleep, and water
at
my lips before darkness. Gift after gift.
©
Denise Levertov
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