Seamus Heaney Quotes

A Ring-whorled Prow Rode In The Harbour,
ice-clad, Outbound, A Craft For A Prince.
They Stretched Their Beloved Lord In His Boat,
laid Out By The Mast, Amidships,
the Great Ring-giver. Far Fetched Treasures
were Piled Upon Him, And Precious Gear.
I Have Never Heard Before Of A Ship So Well Furbished
with Battle Tackle, Bladed Weapons
and Coats Of Mail. The Massed Treasure
was Loaded On Top Of Him: It Would Travel Far
on Out Into The Ocean's Sway.
They Decked His Body No Less Bountifully
with Offerings Than Those First Ones Did
who Cast Him Away When He Was A Child
and Launched Him Alone Over The Waves.
And They Set A Gold Standard Up
high Above His Head And Let Him Drift
to Wind And Tide, Bewailing Him
and Mourning Their Loss. No Man Can Tell,
no Wise Man In Hall Or Weathered Veteran
knows For Certain Who Salvaged That Load.

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