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“Itmaybethatinallherphrasesstirred
Thegrindingwaterandthegaspingwind;
Butitwassheandnottheseaweheard.
Forshewasthemakerofthesongshesang.
Theever-hooded,tragic-gesturedsea
Wasmerelyaplacebywhichshewalkedtosing.
Whosespiritisthis?wesaid,becauseweknew
Itwasthespiritthatwesoughtandknew
Thatweshouldaskthisoftenasshesang.”
...
Itwashervoicethatmade
Theskyacutestatitsvanishing.
Shemeasuredtothehouritssolitude.
Shewasthesingleartificeroftheworld
Inwhichshesang.Andwhenshesang,thesea,
Whateverselfithad,becametheself
Thatwashersong,forshewasthemaker.”
WallaceStevens(1936)[1]
