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	<title>Art of the Spirit &#187; Denise Levertov</title>
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		<title>The Pregnant Virgin Mary</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Annunciation
We know the scene: the room, variously furnished,
almost always a lectern, a book; always
the tall lily.
        Arrived on solemn grandeur <a href="http://sybilarchibald.com/blog/2010/01/29/the-pregnant-virgin-mary/"  >&#187;&#187;</a>

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p><b>Annunciation</b><br />
We know the scene: the room, variously furnished,<br />
almost always a lectern, a book; always<br />
the tall lily.<br />
        Arrived on solemn grandeur of great wings,<br />
the angelic ambassador, standing or hovering,<br />
whom she acknowledges, a guest.</p>
<p>But we are told of meek obedience. No one mentions<br />
courage.<br />
        The engendering Spirit<br />
did not enter her without consent.<br />
                <b>God waited</b></p>
<p>She was free<br />
to accept or to refuse, choice<br />
integral to humanness.<br />
<em>-<a href="http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poet.html?id=4048">Denise Levertov</a></em></p></blockquote>
<p>I recut the video of my pregnant Virgin Mary sculpture.  I think it&#8217;s a lot better, much more informative.  it also includes some of my etchings and woodcuts of the Annunciation.  I hope you like it!</p>
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