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Selected poems by John Millington Synge (Author: John Millington Synge)

poem 4

In Glencullen

  1. Thrush, linnet, stare and wren,
    Brown lark beside the sun,
    Take thought of kestril, sparrow-hawk,
    Birdlime and roving gun.
  2. You great-great-grandchildren
    Of birds I've listened to,
    I think I robbed your ancestors
    When I was young as you.

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