A poem. "Listen."
Great stuff—it reminds of of Heaney’s “Postscript,” perhaps just the opening line?
That similarity occurred to me too--as I was revising it. It was probably rattling in the back of my head somewhere. And I'm happy to credit the inspiration.
Great stuff—it reminds of of Heaney’s “Postscript,” perhaps just the opening line?
That similarity occurred to me too--as I was revising it. It was probably rattling in the back of my head somewhere. And I'm happy to credit the inspiration.