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Poem of November
Limbo
Fishermen at Ballyshannon
Netted an infant last night
Along with the salmon.
An illegitimate spawning,
A small one thrown back
To the waters. But I'm sure
As she stood in the shallows
Ducking him tenderly
Till the frozen knobs of her wrists
Were dead as the gravel,
He was a minnow with hooks
Tearing her open.
She waded in under
The sign of the cross.
He was hauled in with the fish.
Now limbo will be
A cold glitter of souls
Through some far briny zone.
Even Christ's palms, unhealed,
Smart and cannot fish there.
-Seamus Heaney
Fishermen at Ballyshannon
Netted an infant last night
Along with the salmon.
An illegitimate spawning,
A small one thrown back
To the waters. But I'm sure
As she stood in the shallows
Ducking him tenderly
Till the frozen knobs of her wrists
Were dead as the gravel,
He was a minnow with hooks
Tearing her open.
She waded in under
The sign of the cross.
He was hauled in with the fish.
Now limbo will be
A cold glitter of souls
Through some far briny zone.
Even Christ's palms, unhealed,
Smart and cannot fish there.
-Seamus Heaney
Awesome Word of November
Agglomeration- [uh-glom-uh-RAY-shuhn]: A jumbled cluster or mass of usually varied elements.
7 comments:
BECKY. Just more than a fortnight and you'll be back. Yes. I've missed you all! ♥
Becky, I can't find your email address! I know I have it here in the appt but I haven't been able to unpack yet and I can't find anything and I was looking all over tonight for your email but can't find it. You might think that's bad but it's actually even worse when I can't find my underwear. I'll start checking my blog again so you should leave and comment, wink wink. I miss you.
My e-mail is poppy.21@gmail.com I am also missing (More like I don't know) your e-mail. Something FAOschwartz...I only have your hushmail, so yeah. I MISS YOU JANELLE AND BETSY!!!!!! ); ); );
WAHHHHHH.....lol
~Becky
I commented on my own blog! Haha!
Good, good...we're in America though. I mean America is great and all, buuuuuut Bosnia is much better! Not many more days now. It was good to hear from you!
~Becky
i just emailed you from my new address (lpool17@hotmail.com)!
Hey Becky!
It's Heather here (one of the interns from this summer). I miss you and your family so much! How are you doing, dear?
Love,
Heather
Hey Header!
How's it going? Me and my family are fine. Miss ya!
~Becky
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