Seamus Heaney retweeted
But still he was glad, I know, when I stood my ground,
Putting it up to him
With a smile that trumped his smile and his fool’s errand,
Waiting for the next move in the game.
Putting it up to him
With a smile that trumped his smile and his fool’s errand,
Waiting for the next move in the game.
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But still he was glad, I know, when I stood my ground,
Putting it up to him
With a smile that trumped his smile and his fool’s errand,
Waiting for the next move in the game.
Putting it up to him
With a smile that trumped his smile and his fool’s errand,
Waiting for the next move in the game.
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When human beings found out about death
They sent the dog to Chukwu with a message:
They wanted to be let back to the house of life.
They didn’t want to end up lost forever
Like burnt wood disappearing into smoke
Instead they saw their souls in a flock at twilight
They sent the dog to Chukwu with a message:
They wanted to be let back to the house of life.
They didn’t want to end up lost forever
Like burnt wood disappearing into smoke
Instead they saw their souls in a flock at twilight
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Seamus Heaney retweeted
Unfazed by light, to make a new beginning:
And make a go of it, alive and sinning,
Ourselves again, free-willed again, not bad.
And make a go of it, alive and sinning,
Ourselves again, free-willed again, not bad.
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Unfazed by light, to make a new beginning:
And make a go of it, alive and sinning,
Ourselves again, free-willed again, not bad.
And make a go of it, alive and sinning,
Ourselves again, free-willed again, not bad.
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Seamus Heaney retweeted
In drifts of sleep I came upon you
Buried to your waist in snow.
You reached your arms out: I came to
Like water in a dream of thaw.
Buried to your waist in snow.
You reached your arms out: I came to
Like water in a dream of thaw.
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In drifts of sleep I came upon you
Buried to your waist in snow.
You reached your arms out: I came to
Like water in a dream of thaw.
Buried to your waist in snow.
You reached your arms out: I came to
Like water in a dream of thaw.
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Seamus Heaney retweeted
Masons, when they start upon a building,
Are careful to test out the scaffolding;
Make sure that planks won’t slip at busy points, Secure all ladders, tighten bolted joints…
Never fear. We may let the scaffolds fall Confident that we have built our wall.
Make sure that planks won’t slip at busy points, Secure all ladders, tighten bolted joints…
Never fear. We may let the scaffolds fall Confident that we have built our wall.
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Masons, when they start upon a building,
Are careful to test out the scaffolding;
Make sure that planks won’t slip at busy points, Secure all ladders, tighten bolted joints…
Never fear. We may let the scaffolds fall Confident that we have built our wall.
Make sure that planks won’t slip at busy points, Secure all ladders, tighten bolted joints…
Never fear. We may let the scaffolds fall Confident that we have built our wall.
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Northern reticence, the tight gag of place
And times: yes, yes. Of the "wee six" I sing
Where to be saved you only must save face
And whatever you say, you say nothing.
And times: yes, yes. Of the "wee six" I sing
Where to be saved you only must save face
And whatever you say, you say nothing.
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And some time make the time to drive out west
Into County Clare, along the Flaggy Shore,
In September or October, when the wind
And the light are working off each other
So that the ocean on one side is wild
Into County Clare, along the Flaggy Shore,
In September or October, when the wind
And the light are working off each other
So that the ocean on one side is wild
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who would connive
in civilized outrage
at sectarian killing and sacrifice,
yet understand the exact
and tribal, intimate revenge.
in civilized outrage
at sectarian killing and sacrifice,
yet understand the exact
and tribal, intimate revenge.
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Believe that a farther shore
Is reachable from here.
Believe in miracles
And cures and healing wells.
Is reachable from here.
Believe in miracles
And cures and healing wells.
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The war put all men mad,
horned, horsed, or roof-posted,
the boasting and the bested.
horned, horsed, or roof-posted,
the boasting and the bested.
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And some time make the time to drive out west
Into County Clare, along the Flaggy Shore,
In September or October, when the wind
And the light are working off each other
So that the ocean on one side is wild
With foam and glitter
Into County Clare, along the Flaggy Shore,
In September or October, when the wind
And the light are working off each other
So that the ocean on one side is wild
With foam and glitter
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