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Seamus Heaney

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A daily quote from the poetry, prose & translations of Seamus Heaney, Nobel Laureate in Literature.

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But wind comes up from the shore: They shake when the winds roar, Old bones upon the mountain shake The words of WB Yeats that Edna O’Brien, who was buried today, requested on her headstone.

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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

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who would connive in civilized outrage at sectarian killing and sacrifice, yet understand the exact and tribal, intimate revenge.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.