Petals

Famous quotes containing the word petals:

“the petals creak and
begin to rise.
They rise and recurl
to a bud’s form
and clamp shut.
I wait in the dark.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)

“Which shore?
Agh, petals maybe. How
should I know?
Which shore? Which shore?
I said petals from an appletree.”
—William Carlos Williams (1883–1963)

“some petals fall
with that sound one
listens for....”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)