Denise Levertov




Perspectives

The dawn alps,
the stilled snake of
river asleep in its
wide bed,

‘to exemplify something we desire in our
own nature.’

Or six miles down
below our hawkstill swiftness

                                      the sea
                                      wakening.

And when we
come to earth the roofs
are made of tiles,
pigeons
are walking on them,

little bushes
become shade trees.