‘…That Passeth All Understanding’ by Denise Levertov

An awe so quiet
I don’t know when it began.

A gratitude
has begun
to sing in me.

Was there
some moment
dividing
song from no song?

When does dewfall begin?

When does night
fold its arms over our hearts
to cherish them?

When is daybreak?

Published by Wess Daniels

Teacher, author, Quaker, and public theologian. Director of Friends Center and Quaker Studies at Guilford College. View more posts

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