Denise Levertov

Here you will find thePoemThe Questof poet Denise Levertov

The Quest

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.