Jefferson Told

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“You see I am an enthusiast on the subject of the arts.”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)

“When peaceful clouds were reflected in the paddies
and the water buffalo stepped surely along terraces,
maybe fathers told their sons old tales.
When bombs smashed those mirrors
there was time only to scream.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)