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Born in December 8, 1881 / Died in January 11, 1972 / Ireland / English

Poems by Padraic Colum

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Crane

... Did not I Once know a lad from Irrus where they leave ...

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An Drinaun Donn

... drink ale, But their presence fades away from me and their high spirits fail ...

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Old Men Complaining

... “The fellow you spoke of has broken his bounds— ...

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River-Mates

... Of the River; the deep, dark, full and flowing River ...

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Superbly Situated

... just as part of me fears that if you love me for my cleanliness  ...

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The Tin-Whistle Player

... 'Tis long since, long since, since I heard ...

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Garadh

... The strength is carded from my bones, ...

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She moved through the Fair

... And she moved through the fair ...

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The Beggar's Child

... Where they grudge us the light of the day ...

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Odysseus: In Memory Of Arthur Griffith

... The news that came was like that weight of waters ...

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Blades

... With hunters' knives that were thinned with wear:- ...

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Polonius and the Ballad Singers

... Do the gray-coated lads drive the ball through the grass ...

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Night-Fliers

... What sounds Are in their day-lost world, ...

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Interior

... Then they take thought like the swallows, ...

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The Ballad Of Downal Baun

... The hoard of the folk who had raised the mounds, ...