A Poem For Identical Twins
two moons will manifest,
medallions in a purple sky,
so while one illuminates
a country lane, the other
guides a stray fisherman
back to familiar shores.
there’ll be two willows,
laughing in the breeze,
so while one protects
delicate baby finches,
the limbs of the other
become climbing ropes.
two flowers will rise,
burgeoning with colour,
so while one is plucked
to offer some comfort,
the other willingly
surrenders to bees.
there’ll be two rivers,
forging their own paths,
so while one might slow
down to broaden and
explore, the other gives
way to vital rapids.
© Copyright, 2008. Seamus Kearney. "There'll be two - a poem for identical twins". This may be reproduced for non-commercial purposes, but only when Seamus Kearney is identified as the author.
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Wonderful Seamus! A great poem for twins of any kind. Lapa is an insistent fellow, I've seen him on several of my visits today.
Hi Kat,
Thanks. Yes, I suppose it would work for any kind of twins. :-)
Re Lapa. Interesting. I will check with my Portuguese colleagues to see if they've heard of this author.
Long and happy lives to the little dudes!
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Merci Seamus pour ce trés beau cadeau que tu fais à mes bébés. Ils ont vraiment de la chance d'avoir un parrain comme toi. Il faudra quand même que tu me traduises le poême en français!
Je t'embrasse
Magalie
Merci Maga,
C'est le premier message en français que je reçois sur mon blog! C'était avec plaisir que j'ai écrit ce poème ... et je laisse le soin à Olivier de le traduire! :-) Ils sont beaux dans la photo, non?
Seamus,
That is absolutely beautiful. Love it. What a perfect gift for two such precious blessings.
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I hope you don't mind, Shamus, but we included this in the readings at the baptism my daughter held here in Boston for her gorgeous identical twin girls. We found it beautiful and the guests were thrilled! Thank you.
Sorry Shamus, forgot to say this is Naomi here. I wasn't sure how to leave a comment. I love reading your blog.
Wonderful Seamus! A great poem for twins of any kind. Lapa is an insistent fellow, I've seen him on several of my visits today.
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Funny you say that, Vesper; lol; someone else made the same remark today! I think it's about the challenge of going somewhere else ... and that would mean to places and heads I don't usually inhabit. Funny though because when it comes to my novels (one done, two on the go), all the leading roles are men! I need to have a chat with a certain Monsieur Freud. :-)
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Thanks. Yes, I suppose it would work for any kind of twins. :-)
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