Bare Ground

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    And the Goddess?
    She stands
    between the worlds.
    She is ivory,
    her breast bare, her bare arms
    braceleted with gold snakes.
    Denise Levertov (b. 1923)

    If there were one who lived wholly without the use of money, the State itself would hesitate to demand it of him. But the rich man—not to make any invidious comparison—is always sold to the institution which makes him rich.... Thus his moral ground is taken from under his feet.
    Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)