Epic
by Patrick Kavanagh
I have lived in important places, times
When great events were decided, who owned
That half a rood of rock, a no-man’s land
Surrounded by our pitchfork-armed claims.
I heard the Duffys shouting “Damn your soul”
And old McCabe stripped to the waist, seen
Step the plot defying blue cast-steel—
“Here is the march along these iron stones”
That was the year of the Munich bother. Which
Was more important? I inclined
To lose my faith in Ballyrush and Gortin
Til Homer’s ghost came whispering to my mind
He said: I made the Iliad from such
A local row. Gods make their own importance.
End of the poem
15 random poems
- The Beäten Path by William Barnes
- To Leonide Massine in ‘Cleopatra’ by Siegfried Sassoon
- Robert Burns: A Bard’s Epitaph:
- Big Grab by Tony Hoagland
- Robert Burns: The Banks O’ Doon: First Version
- Rose The Red And White Lily poem – Andrew Lang poems
- The Soundless Ocean by Tanmoy
- Владимир Маяковский – Даешь тухлые яйца
- I Can’t Touch The Sun by Shel Silverstein
- Иннокентий Анненский – Листы
- Джон Китс – Два-три букета и две-три коробки
- Иван Киуру – Медовый аптекарь
- Юнна Мориц – Дрожащие губы и скрежет плаща
- little Sara’s sleep by Raj Arumugam
- Collage by Martine Morillon-Carreau
Some external links:
Duckduckgo.com – the alternative in the US
Quant.com – a search engine from France, and also an alternative, at least for Europe
Yandex – the Russian search engine (it’s probably the best search engine for image searches).
