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Poem of the week: The Ash Plant by Seamus Heaney

Written By Unknown on Monday, May 23, 2016 | 7:11 AM

Written in memory of his cattle-farming father, this tribute lends him a kind of mythical power as a guide to knowing both life and death

The Ash Plant

He’ll never rise again but he is ready.
Entered like a mirror by the morning,
He stares out the big window, wondering,
Not caring if the day is bright or cloudy.

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