Denise Levertov Quotes about Water

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We must breathe time as fishes breathe water.

Time, Water, Breathe

Denise Levertov, Paul A. Lacey (2002). “Selected Poems”, p.161, New Directions Publishing

Let the space under the first storey be dark, let the water lap the stone posts, and vivid green slime glimmer upon them; let a boat be kept there.

Dark, Space, Water

Denise Levertov (1967). “The Sorrow Dance: Poems”, [New York] : New Directions