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The Avowal

June 21, 2009 by ponderer  
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Royal Buffet

The Avowal
by Denise Levertov

As swimmers dare
to lie face to the sky
and water bears them,
as hawks rest upon air
and air sustains them,
so would I learn to attain
freefall, and float
into Creator Spirit’s deep embrace,
knowing no effort earns
that all-surrounding grace.

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2 Responses to “The Avowal”
  1. 1mama (Ashley) says:
    July 1, 2009 at 11:30 pm

    I first read Levertov in college and it was this poem in particular that really moved me to keep reading her stuff. I think the idea of grace all-encompassing, though, is even more freeing in this stage of motherhood.

  2. TulipGirl says:
    July 2, 2009 at 12:21 am

    I love this poem. . .