I spent the entire night leading a blind man
\nthrough an immense museum
\nso that (by internal bridges, or tunnels?
\nsomehow!) he could avoid the streets,
\nthe most dangerous avenues, all the swift
\nchaotic traffic . . . I persuaded him
\nto allow my guidance, through to the other
\ndistant doors, though once inside, labyrinthine corridors,
\nsteps, jutting chests and chairs and stone arches
\nbewildered him as I named them at each swerve,
\nand were hard for me to manoeuver him
\naround and between. As he could perceive nothing,
\nI too saw only the obstacles, the objects
\nwith sharp corners; not one painting, not one carved
\ncredenza or limestone martyr. We did at last
\nemerge, however, into that part of the city
\nhe had been headed for when I took over;
\nhe raised his hat in farewell, and went on, uphill,
\ntapping his stick. I stood looking after him,
\nwatching as the street enfolded him, wondering
\nif he would make it, and after I woke, wondering still
\nwhat in me he was, and who
\nthe I was that took the long short-cut with him
\nthrough room after room of beauty his blindness
\nhid from me as if it had never been.<\/p>\n
Denise Levertov\u00a0\u00a0 Sands of the Well<\/i><\/p>\n
Oneiromancy<\/b>\u00a0(from the Greek\u00a0Oneiros<\/a>) is a form of\u00a0divination<\/a>\u00a0based upon\u00a0dreams<\/a>; it is a system of\u00a0dream interpretation<\/a>\u00a0that uses dreams to\u00a0predict<\/a>\u00a0the future. Derived from the Greek words\u00a0oneiros<\/i>\u00a0which means dream and the Greek word\u00a0manteia<\/i>\u00a0that means prophecy. \u00a0 {Wikipedia}<\/p>\n Denise Levertov (1923-1997)<\/p>\n “The crystalline and luminous poetry of her last years stands as final witness to a lifetime of searching for the mystery embedded in life itself. Through all the vagaries of life and art, her response was that of a “primary wonder.\u201d \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 in \u00a0\u00a0Denise Levertov: A Poet\u2019s Life<\/span>,\u00a0Dana Green \u00a0(Dean Emerita Oxford College Emory University) \u00a0U Illinois Press 2012<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Thursday \u00a0August 28 \u00a0 Denise Levertov \u00a0\u201cUncertain Oneiomancy” This Denise Levertov poem stretches me. \u00a0It\u2019s a challenge to stay with her metaphors, follow each turn without being too distracted by what she, the poet, is up to. \u00a0At this stage, … Continue reading ![\"Denise-Levertov\"](\"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2014\/08\/Denise-Levertov1.jpg\")
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