Stone
"Ah, no; the years, the years
Down their carved names the rain-drop ploughs" - Thomas Hardy
You made rubbings
of the marks of death.
easing them carefully
onto the page
worn words rising
sharp
from crumbling stone.
The strong hands of death
ease you
into the earth
but your careful marks
will outlive
stone
by Séamus Duggan
Down their carved names the rain-drop ploughs" - Thomas Hardy
You made rubbings
of the marks of death.
easing them carefully
onto the page
worn words rising
sharp
from crumbling stone.
The strong hands of death
ease you
into the earth
but your careful marks
will outlive
stone
by Séamus Duggan
'Stone' was a winner of the Goodreads poetry competition
and was written in response to the death of Séamus Heaney, in 2013.
A lovely piece Seamus.
ReplyDeleteWish that I could craft such 'careful marks'.
Trev
Thanks Trev
DeleteOoooh. I am transported into deeper insights. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThank you - better late than never..
DeleteI'm moved to silence
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