FOR SEAMUS

by andrew149Southbourne, nr.Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK

Oct 2013 807 Views 8 comments

FOR SEAMUS........

Ahhh Seamus, the great hall is quiet now,
The ghosts have gone away,
Boasts and chants,
Sword and lance,
Of monsters and Beowolf,
Grindel and fiery dragon slain.

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Posted: Oct 2013

About this poem:

Seamus Heaney. Ireland's own poet laureate died 30th Aug 2013.....

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beautifulyouNew York, USAOct 16, 2013

Such fitting hommage Andrew,

In New York, there are supposed to be tributes to his life and work.. sometime in Novemeber I believe

I think you should submit this write

SundaySilenceLittle Gasparilla, Florida USAOct 16, 2013

And a most beautiful tribute my friend.

andrew149OPSouthbourne, nr.Bournemouth, Dorset, England UKOct 19, 2013

Hi BY, Thanks ever so much, I did look at it but it seems they are not taking submissions, never mind hey....Glad you think it is fitting for such a great translator of ancient poetry and of course his own too....Andrew...xxx

fjamesj9701DunkinDonuts, Florida USAOct 19, 2013

Great tribute my friend, expectations are always met when I open a AnGuru. Good seeing you...Jesse

Odette67Penrith, Cumbria, England UKOct 19, 2013

Ahhh Seamus, the great hall is quiet now,
The ghosts have gone away,
Boasts and chants,
Sword and lance,
Of monsters and Beowolf,
Grindel and fiery dragon slain.

A fitting little tribute Andrew to the great man, I listened to him reading his stuff on radio 4 the other day.

shadow1950taunton, Somerset, England UKOct 19, 2013

what a fine ode and tribute to a great man and poet Andrew love it

niah9Auckland, New ZealandOct 19, 2013

Beautifully said Andrew.......Kathy...

Macduff5Newcastle, New South Wales AustraliaOct 20, 2013

Hi Andrew,

A lovely tribute to a wonderful poet. I was only watching him on YouTube recently critiquing another famous poet. We should always value the great poets. They are such masters at reflecting the consciousness of the times.