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When the Times Darken - by Bertolt Brecht

{ Poem }

When the times darken / will there be singing even then? / There will be singing even then. / Of…

As Time Draws Near - by Iain Mac a’ Ghobhainn
Iain Crichton Smith

{ Poem }

As time draws near
/ the end of our days
/ and the plates fall
/
/ away from our knees,
/ let us not be…

In the Dark - by Robin Fulton Macpherson

{ Poem }

God said: Let the dark be dark.
/ Let the stars shine properly.
/ And let darkness with no stars
/ heal the damage caused by…

The Dark - by Carol Ann Duffy

{ Poem }

If you think of the dark
/ as a black park
/ and the moon as a bounced ball,
/ then there’s nothing to be frightened…

Opening the Hands between Here and Here - by Jane Hirshfield

{ Poem }

On the dark road, only the weight of the rope.
/ Yet the horse is there.

Port nan Carbad-iarainn - by Rody Gorman

{ Poem }

Dithis
/ Charbad-iarainn
/ Ri taobh a chèile
/ ’S iad an impis dèanamh às
/ Anns an dorchadas
/ Agus mi fhìn a’ sealltainn
/ Air an taobh thall
/ ’S mi an…

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