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"Woman Through A
Window"
Topkapi Palace
Istanbul. Turkey. January 6th 2016 |
The soul lives contented
by listening,
if it wants to change
into the beauty of
terrifying shapes,
it tries to speak.
by listening,
if it wants to change
into the beauty of
terrifying shapes,
it tries to speak.
That’s why
you will not sing,
afraid as you are
of who might join with you.
you will not sing,
afraid as you are
of who might join with you.
The voice hesitant,
and her hand trembling
in the dark for yours.
and her hand trembling
in the dark for yours.
She touches your face
and says your name
in the same instant.
and says your name
in the same instant.
The one you refused to say,
over and over,
the one you refused to say.
over and over,
the one you refused to say.
The Soul Lives Contented: in
‘River Flow:
New and Selected Poems’
©David Whyte and Many Rivers Press
‘River Flow:
New and Selected Poems’
©David Whyte and Many Rivers Press
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