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Digging

by Seamus Heaney Between my finger and my thumb The squat pen rests, snug as a gun. Under my window, a clear rasping sound When the spade sinks in to gravelly ground: My father digging. I look down Till his straining rump among the flowerbeds Bends low, comes up twenty years away Stooping in rhythmContinue reading “Digging”

Posted byRobin2nd Jul 20203rd Jan 2021Posted inpoetryTags:coarse, Digging, Father, grandfather, Seamus Heaney, turfLeave a comment on Digging
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