Swimmer of noonday, lean for the perfect dive To the dead Mother's face, whose subtile down You had … - Allen Tate

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My theory is that if you buy an ice-cream cone and make it hit your mouth, you can learn to play tennis. If you stick it on your forehead, your chances aren't as good.

Allen Tate

Swimmer of noonday, lean for the perfect dive To the dead Mother's face, whose subtile down You had not seen take amber light alive.

Dive, Lean, Light, Mother, Seen, Swimming

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Peering, I heard the hooves come down the hill. The posse passed, twelve horse; the leader's face Was worn as limestone on an ancient sill.

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For often at Church I've seen the stained high glass Pour out the Virgin and Saints, twist and untwist The mortal youth of Christ astride an ass.

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Men cannot live forever But they must die forever.

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