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Warrior - by William Letford

{ Poem }

Mary sat beside me with the edge of the fire in her eyesShe said, Absolutely mental howeverything around you will change You think you’re sitting stillbut you’re actually flying She had attempted to sweepher flame damaged hairinto a style that resembled normal It hadn’t worked The hair puffedlike a deranged haloSo scary it made me […]

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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