Nature
The Herons
From Songs of Peace (1917)
NatureMythology & Folklore
As I was climbing Ardan Mor
From the shore of Sheelan lake,
I met the herons coming down
Before the water's wake.
And they were talking in their flight
Of dreamy ways the herons go
When all the hills are withered up
Nor any waters flow.
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Codex Note
Climbing Ardan Mor from the shore of Sheelan lake, the speaker meets the herons coming down, talking in flight 'of dreamy ways the herons go / When all the hills are withered up'.
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MLA
Ledwidge, Francis. “The Herons.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ledwidge/42/.
Chicago
Ledwidge, Francis. “The Herons.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ledwidge/42/.
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