othelladub's Diaryland Diary ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Valediction Seamus Heaney (born 1939) Valediction Lady with the frilled blouse And simple tartan skirt, Since you have left the house Its emptiness has hurt All thought. In your presence Time rode easy, anchored On a smile; but absence Rocked love's balance, unmoored The days. They buck and bound Across the calendar Pitched from the quiet sound Of your flower-tender Voice. Need breaks on my strand; You've gone, I am at sea. Until you resume command Self is in mutiny. 11:01 p.m. - 2001-09-26 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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