A Memory

Four ducks on a pond,
A grass-bank beyond,
A blue sky of spring,
White clouds on the wing;
What a little thing
To remember for years-
To remember with tears!

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Irish poet known for gentle, pastoral lyrics celebrating rural life and fairy folklore of Donegal.

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