“The Tulips,” by Denise Levertov:
Red tulips
living into their death
flushed with a wild bluetulips
becoming wings
ears of the wind
jackrabbits rolling their eyeswest wind
shaking the loose panesome petals fall
with that sound one
listens for
(POEMS 1960-1967, copyright ©1966 by Denise Levertov. Reprinted by permission of New Directions Publishing Corp. Levertov’s work is available in ebook format. Photo by Flickr user erikwestrum)
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