St. Peter and the Angel
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And not till he saw the angel had left him,
alone and free to resume
the ecstatic, dangerous, wearisome roads of
what he had still to do,
not till then did he recognize
this was no dream.
— Denise Levertov
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "And not till he saw the angel had left him,
alone and free to resume
the ecstatic, dangerous, wearisome roads of
what he had still to do,
not till then did he recognize
this was no dream." in the context of "St. Peter and the Angel" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Denise Levertov" (Quotes, Oblique Prayers (1984))
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About Denise Levertov
Denise Levertov (24 October 1923 – 20 December 1997) was a British-American poet.
About Denise Levertov
Denise Levertov (24 October 1923 – 20 December 1997) was a British-American poet.
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