High, hollowed in green
above the rocks of reason
lies the crater lake
whose ice the dreamer breaks
to find a summer season.
'He will plunge like a plummet down
far into hungry tides'
they cry, but as the sea
climbs to a lunar magnet
so the dreamer pursues
the lake where love resides.
The Quest
Denise Levertov
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Poem topics: green, sea, summer, ice, Season, reason, high, hungry, love, I love you, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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