Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Great Poem: "'Had I not been awake...'" by Seamus Heany

'Had I not been awake'
by Seamus Heaney


Had I not been awake I would have missed it,
A wind that rose and whirled until the roof
Pattered with quick leaves off the sycamore

And got me up, the whole of me a-patter,
Alive and ticking like an electric fence;
Had I not been awake I would have missed it

It came and went so unexpectedly
And almost it seemed dangerously,
Returning like an animal to the house,

A courier blast that there and then
Lapsed ordinary. But not ever
Afterwards. And not now.

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Jumpingpolarbear said...

Nice blog man. My favourite poet of all time is Robert Frost. Keep up the good work :)