by Seamus Heaney History says, Don’t hope On this side of the grave… But then, once in a lifetime The longed-for tidal wave Of justice can rise up, And hope and history rhyme. So hope for a great sea-change On the far side of revenge. Believe that a further shore Is reachable from here. […]
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A Psalm for the Dying
Edward Hays, Prayers for a Planetary Pilgrim, 2008 Relatives and friends, I am about to leave; my last breath does not say “goodbye,” for my love for you is truly timeless, beyond the touch of boney death. I leave myself not to the undertaker, for decoration in his house of the dead, but to your […]