Topsoil is a place of digestion. It sucks and chews things into smaller pieces. When it's hungry, it turns grey and stony; when it's thirsty, it opens thousands of cracked lips. Subsoil is more skeletal: it doesn't digest.
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"Topsoil is a place of digestion. It sucks and chews things into smaller pieces. When it's hungry, it turns grey and stony; when it's thirsty, it opens thousands of cracked lips. Subsoil is more skeletal: it doesn't digest." — Alice Oswald
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Topsoil is a place of digestion. It sucks and chews things into smaller pieces. When it's hung…
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Topsoil is a place of digestion. It sucks and chews things into smaller pieces. When it's hungry, it turns grey and stony; when it's thirsty, it opens thousands of cracked lips. Subsoil is more skeletal: it doesn't digest. — Alice Oswald
About Alice Oswald
Alice Oswald was a Poet from United Kingdom (1966–present).
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Who said "Topsoil is a place of digestion. It sucks and chews things into smaller pieces.…"?
This quote is attributed to Alice Oswald, a Poet from United Kingdom.
When did Alice Oswald live?
Alice Oswald lived from 1966 – present.