Comments - Condolence Page for Seamus Heaney: Sign and Add Your Comments - The Wild Geese2024-03-29T05:08:22Zhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=6442157%3ABlogPost%3A44909&xn_auth=noBheannacht De lena anam dilis…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2013-09-08:6442157:Comment:465942013-09-08T18:45:34.326ZMAIRIN LOFTUShttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/MAIRINLOFTUS
Bheannacht De lena anam dilis.<br />
We have lost an amazing human being, we are all the poorer for his loss.
Bheannacht De lena anam dilis.<br />
We have lost an amazing human being, we are all the poorer for his loss. RIP Seamus Heaney whose work…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2013-09-08:6442157:Comment:468322013-09-08T15:56:15.436ZRose Maurerhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/RoseMaurer
<p>RIP Seamus Heaney whose work was quite well known in South Africa. Thanks to Belinda for sharing this great man's last words, and to James Mcnamara for quoting one of the most comforting bereavement passages I know.</p>
<p>RIP Seamus Heaney whose work was quite well known in South Africa. Thanks to Belinda for sharing this great man's last words, and to James Mcnamara for quoting one of the most comforting bereavement passages I know.</p> Such a loss!. Sleep Well Swee…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2013-09-06:6442157:Comment:456842013-09-06T00:23:54.634ZAngela Callow-Mosherhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/AngelaCallowMosher
<p>Such a loss!. Sleep Well Sweet Prince. You touched several souls, I am fortunate to be one.</p>
<p>Such a loss!. Sleep Well Sweet Prince. You touched several souls, I am fortunate to be one.</p> What a loss. Grief. No more…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2013-09-04:6442157:Comment:451602013-09-04T15:43:23.992ZJohn M. Strathernhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/JohnMStrathern
<p>What a loss. Grief. No more words, sounds and insights will come from his pen.</p>
<p>What a loss. Grief. No more words, sounds and insights will come from his pen.</p> Mr. Heaney was a legend in my…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2013-09-04:6442157:Comment:455122013-09-04T15:29:14.725ZEamon Loingsighhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/EamonLoingsigh
<p>Mr. Heaney was a legend in my family and his growing up in rural Ireland had a lot to do with it. My family came from County Clare to New York many years ago, but we retained the rural Irish humility that Mr. Heaney perfected in poetry. </p>
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<p>Eamon Loingsigh</p>
<p>Mr. Heaney was a legend in my family and his growing up in rural Ireland had a lot to do with it. My family came from County Clare to New York many years ago, but we retained the rural Irish humility that Mr. Heaney perfected in poetry. </p>
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<p>Eamon Loingsigh</p> A man who united the Irelands…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2013-09-03:6442157:Comment:453332013-09-03T18:22:11.420ZJim Curleyhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/JimCurley
A man who united the Irelands -with his words. R.I.P., Seamus.
A man who united the Irelands -with his words. R.I.P., Seamus. Do not stand around & spe…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2013-09-03:6442157:Comment:449612013-09-03T06:35:43.868ZBit Devinehttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/BitDevine
<p align="center"><br></br>Do not stand around & speak in hushed & hallowed tones</p>
<p align="center">For there is nothing in this casket, except for husk & bones</p>
<p align="center" style="text-align: left;">An excerpt from a Eulogy poem which I wrote back in 2005.</p>
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<p align="center" style="text-align: left;">Seamus Heaney was as dear to me as a child as Rudyard Kipling might have been to another. My Gran would choose a poem,…</p>
<p align="center"><br/>Do not stand around & speak in hushed & hallowed tones</p>
<p align="center">For there is nothing in this casket, except for husk & bones</p>
<p align="center" style="text-align: left;">An excerpt from a Eulogy poem which I wrote back in 2005.</p>
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<p align="center" style="text-align: left;">Seamus Heaney was as dear to me as a child as Rudyard Kipling might have been to another. My Gran would choose a poem, Seamus, Yeats, Burns, Hopkins, to read to me over the phone or, when she came to visit, every night after bedtime prayers. There were others but she always seemed to come back to those. In my teenage years, Poetry became my solace and words my escape. </p>
<p align="center" style="text-align: left;">You will be missed but your words and vibrant energy will live on in each and every poem of your's that someone shares</p> Wasn't conversational with yo…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2013-09-03:6442157:Comment:447582013-09-03T02:53:08.837ZGerry Reganhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/ger_regan
<p>Wasn't conversational with your work, Seamus, but having read about your approach to life and verse, I sorely regret missing no longer having an opportunity to meet you.</p>
<p>Wasn't conversational with your work, Seamus, but having read about your approach to life and verse, I sorely regret missing no longer having an opportunity to meet you.</p> For Seamus and those remainin…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2013-09-03:6442157:Comment:448512013-09-03T02:07:37.024ZJames McNamarahttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/JamesMcNamara
<p><span>For Seamus and those remaining:</span></p>
<p><span>Do not stand at my grave and weep, I am not there…</span>I do not sleep. I am the thousand winds that blow… I am the diamond glints on snow… I am the sunlight on ripened grain… I am the gentle autumn rain. When you waken in the morning’s hush, I am the swift uplifting rush Of gentle birds in circling flight… I am the soft star that shines at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry— I am not there… I did not die…</p>
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<p><span>For Seamus and those remaining:</span></p>
<p><span>Do not stand at my grave and weep, I am not there…</span>I do not sleep. I am the thousand winds that blow… I am the diamond glints on snow… I am the sunlight on ripened grain… I am the gentle autumn rain. When you waken in the morning’s hush, I am the swift uplifting rush Of gentle birds in circling flight… I am the soft star that shines at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry— I am not there… I did not die…</p>
<p> - Unknown</p> Seamus was born outside my h…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2013-09-02:6442157:Comment:448372013-09-02T22:33:57.299ZWalter Crawfordhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/WalterCrawford
<p>Seamus was born outside my home town of Castledawson, and apparently, the family moved to Bellaghy when he was quite young. <strong>He was <span style="text-decoration: underline;">not born</span> near Toomebridge or Bellaghy as stated on the news</strong>. However, I believe he was held in high esteem by all who knew him - unfortunately I never met the great man. I extend my sincere sympathy to his family and friends.</p>
<p>Seamus was born outside my home town of Castledawson, and apparently, the family moved to Bellaghy when he was quite young. <strong>He was <span style="text-decoration: underline;">not born</span> near Toomebridge or Bellaghy as stated on the news</strong>. However, I believe he was held in high esteem by all who knew him - unfortunately I never met the great man. I extend my sincere sympathy to his family and friends.</p>