Famous Quotes | You hold me up to the light in a...

You hold me up to the light in a way
I should never have expected, or suspected, perhaps
Because you always tell me I am you,
And right. The great spruces loom.
I am yours to die with, to desire. - John Ashbery
Attribution: John Ashbery (b. 1927), U.S. poet, critic. “A Blessing in Disguise.”

Categories: Critic, Desire, Judgment

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