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But we have only begun
to love the earth.
We have only begun
to imagine the fullness of life.
How could we tire of hope?
--so much is in bud.
How can desire fail?
--we have only begun
to imagine justice and mercy,
only begun to envision
how it might be
to live as siblings with beast and flower,
not as oppressors. |
Denise Levertov
from Candles in Babylon, copyright 1982 by Denise Levertov
Reprinted by permission of New Directions Publishing Corp.
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