“Praise
the invisible sun burning beyond
the white cold sky, giving us
light and the chimney's shadow.”
Denise Levertov (1923–1997) Poet
Mass for the Day of St. Thomas Didymus (1981); Online excerpt http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/16007
“The icy cold will cut us like a knife in the dark
And we may lose everything in the wind
But the Northern Lights are burning
And they're giving off sparks.”
"Bad for Good"
Bad for Good (1981)
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