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kerk_hiraethNOT WAVING BUT DROWNING
by Stevie Smith
Nobody heard him, the dead man,
But still he lay moaning:
I was much further out than you thought
And not waving but drowning.
Poor chap, he always loved larking
And now he’s dead
It must have been too cold for him his heart gave way,
They said.
Oh, no no no, it was too cold always
(Still the dead one lay moaning)
I was much too far out all my life
And not waving but drowning.
Stevie Smith, “Not Waving but Drowning” from Collected Poems of Stevie Smith. Copyright © 1972
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May the Goddess watch over you, and those you love,
kerk hiraeth
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Date: 2023-03-08 06:41 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-03-20 05:08 am (UTC)kerk
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Date: 2023-03-20 05:07 am (UTC)Did you enjoy the book I sent btw; never said.
kerk
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Date: 2023-03-20 10:36 am (UTC)Hard to imagine, given the state of the health service, but I hope that whatever is troubling you can be dealt with as soon as possible.