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Seamus Heaney and the beanie

wil · 2013-09-03 15:22:05

First time visitor and occasional etcher, but a little surprised that first, there doesnt seem to be a specific poetry forum, and second and foremost, no mention of Seamus Heaney or that I've just noticed, purely unintentionally that my title rhymes:o He's having a laugh, cos he was unencumbered with having the need in his…

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03-09-2013 4:22pm

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wil

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First time visitor and occasional etcher, but a little surprised that
first, there doesnt seem to be a specific poetry forum, and
second and foremost, no mention of Seamus Heaney
or that I've just noticed, purely unintentionally that my title rhymes:o
He's having a laugh, cos he was unencumbered with having the need in his writing.
Anyway, in an odd way, that beanie was the hook on which to hang a little tribute, unfinished and instant with little perspiration.

I was going to add it to the RIP thread in AH, but censorred by AH.
Not happy with the ending, feels unfinished and rough, but so is life:pac:
So I'll leave it quietly here.

A very very small tribute

Rough and Soul
Kings, uncrowned
The shades, unshaded
Flags, half-masted
Dark ties, full-knotted
Grey dome, covered
Shirts, well-tucked
slick tongues, tied
Ordinary, Humbled
An Other life, Wondered
Passed and lighted,
a family, joined
Reunited, mourned
Words unburdened
No box can hold
.

Criticism or feedback appreciated

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