Collected Poems

#AuUpAugust #Temptation

“An apple tree with its December-glinting fruit we saw- oh you eve were the world that tempted me
To eat the knowledge that grew in clay
and death the germ within it
Now and then I can remember something of the gay garden that was childhoods. Again.
My father played

written alone in his Dublin flat around Christmas , remembering his childhood ... one of Patrick Kavanaghs best known poems ‘ A Childhood Christmas‘

Cinfhen, squirrelbrain

charl08 What a lovely idea! 5y

TrishB What a great post 👍🏻 I must check out this poet as I only know him from your posts. 5y

batsy 💜 5y

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squirrelbrain Lovely! ❤️ 5y

youneverarrived Love this 🖤 5y

LeahBergen Lovely! ❤️❤️ 5y

Cinfhen Wonderful post 5y

Cathythoughts @charl08 @TrishB @batsy @squirrelbrain @youneverarrived @LeahBergen @Cinfhen thanks guys ♥️😘 5y

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batsy

Collected Poems | Patrick Kavanagh

Thank you for your lovely parcel of presents @Cathythoughts ! My birthday isn't until next month so it was a delightful early surprise 😍 I'm so glad to have Patrick Kavanagh to read, what a lovely edition. And the O'Connor book is new to me completely. I look forward to that gorgeous box of chocolates later tonight. Thank you so much for your thoughtful presents and beautiful card, friend. I appreciate them very much ❤️❤️

Cathythoughts Your so welcome ♥️I know your birthday is early August, I didn‘t want to be late ... we‘ve had late parcels between us before. The Joseph O‘Connor ( Sinead O‘Conner‘s brother) book should be excellent- I have a copy myself. I read his book Star of The Sea years ago & loved it. This one is only out & getting great reviews. I thought it would be your style. Happy Early Birthday my lovely friend. X 5y

TrishB Lovely gifts ❤️ 5y

batsy @Cathythoughts Yes, the postal struggle between us was real 😁 Thank you so much Cathy, I love what you picked out and look forward to it ❤️ 5y

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batsy @TrishB 😍 5y

Cathythoughts I think the trick is not to use registered post ! The registered post seems to go through some long delayed process .... and there‘s no real guarantee with it anyway 🤷🏻‍♀️😊 5y

Crazeedi Friends are the best !!😍 5y

erzascarletbookgasm Ooo 😍 💗 Curious about the O‘Connor. 5y

batsy @Cathythoughts I think you're right 😁 5y

batsy @Crazeedi They are 💕 5y

batsy @erzascarletbookgasm It sounds very intriguing! 😍 5y

saresmoore ♥️♥️♥️ 5y

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Cathythoughts

Collected Poems | Patrick Kavanagh

#PoetryMatters #Portal @TheSpineView

Memory of My Father , by Patrick Kavanagh.

Every old man I see
Reminds me of my father
When he had fallen in love with death
One time when sheaves were gathered

(& the last verse .....)
Every old man I see
In October- coloured weather
Seems to say to me :
“ I was once your father “

batsy That's kind of sad and beautiful ❤️ 5y

Cathythoughts @batsy I think you like Patrick Kavanagh Suba !! ( and someones Birthday is coming up soon 🤔 5y

TheSpineView 💜💜💜 5y

batsy 😁 Thank you for bringing him to my attention 😘 5y

Cathythoughts @TheSpineView one of my fave poems. ♥️💔 5y

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Cathythoughts

Collected Poems | Patrick Kavanagh

#PoetryMatters #New

Patrick Kavanagh.

Lcsmcat ❤️🐴 5y

Cathythoughts @Lcsmcat I‘m there in that summer meadow... ♥️💔 5y

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Cathythoughts

Collected Poems | Patrick Kavanagh

#PoetryMatters #Traveller This is one of my favorite short poems ... I think it kind of fits as a sort of time traveller ... 100 years.

Thank you Licha for inspiring me to read some poetry ( almost) every day. What a lovely gift you have given us all. ♥️XX

LazyDays

TrishB I have just been reading some Kavanagh and some Heaney, I totally forgot I had them on the shelf. Agree- have loved picking up some poetry every day - please carry on! If you need some helpers let us know. 6y

TrishB This is beautiful btw ❤️ 6y

erzascarletbookgasm 💜 6y

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batsy I love this 💚 6y

Tanisha_A How eloquent! ♥️ 6y

Cathythoughts @TrishB @erzascarletbookgasm @batsy @Tanisha_A I love this one too 👍🏻♥️♥️♥️ 6y

LazyDays Thank You for sharing and joining in on this wonderful poetry ride!💓💓💓 6y

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GripLitGrl

Collected Poems | Patrick Kavanagh

#poetrymatters ⭐#stars ⭐@LazyDays

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Cathythoughts

Collected Poems | Patrick Kavanagh

#QuotsyFeb18 #Dawn

On Raglan Road , on an Autumn day
I saw her first & knew
That her dark hair would weave a snare
That I might someday rue.

I saw the danger, yet I walked
Along the enchanted way
And I said let grief be a falling leaf
At the dawning of the day. ❤️

TK-421

Leniverse I love that song 💓 Especially the Van Morrison version. 7y

Cathythoughts @Leniverse me too ❤️it‘s powerful stuff 7y

GripLitGrl 💗💗 7y

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Cathythoughts @GripLitGrl 👍🏻❤️ 7y

EvieBee I love the version the Chieftains did. So good! 7y

Cathythoughts @EvieBee I agree ! there are so many lovely versions ! Sinead O‘Connor too. The song always brings a tear to my eye ❤️❤️❤️ 7y

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Cathythoughts

Collected Poems | Patrick Kavanagh

#QuotsyDec17 #wonder @TK-421 A couple of verses of a poem full of #wonder by Patrick Kavanagh called A Christmas Childhood ✨✨✨

TrishB Lovely 💕 and great pic. 7y

Cathythoughts @TrishB thankyou ❤️😀 7y

merelybookish Wonderful! 7y

Cathythoughts @merelybookish they are beautiful verses ✨💫💫he makes me tear up. Lovely poet (edited) 7y

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Cathythoughts

Collected Poems | Patrick Kavanagh

#Quotsydec17 #Snow @TK-421 A Christmas Childhood. P Kananagh : One side of the potato pits was white with frost, How wonderful that was, How wonderful. In silver the wonder of a Christmas Town land , The winking glitter of a frosty dawn .......And I was six Christmases of age

TrishB Lovely ❤️☃️ 7y

Cathythoughts @TrishB thanks 😀❤️ 7y

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