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Слушать(AI)The Ache Of Marriage
The ache of marriage:thigh and tongue, beloved,are heavy with it,it throbs in the
We look for communionand are turned away, beloved,each and
It is leviathan and wein its bellylooking for joy, some joynot to be known outside ittwo by two in the ark ofthe ache of it.
Denise Levertov
Priscilla Denise Levertov (24 October 1923 – 20 December 1997) was an American poet. She was a recipient of the Lannan Literary Award for Poetry
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