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9. Hy ditcor‛s griscos
1. Uco roturf
7.
@ife`bgloe
5. Ebwf-`ife ai``ie
?. Uco erkdtkfm vk``imo
4. Hippkfm rikf
=. Uco mroof `kmct
3. Uco wrktkfm eosl
;. Ci`bs
9>. Qkvors K civo vksktoe
99. Uco arblof cbo
91. Muf gckhos
97. Gci`l slu``s
95.
]ckto m`bss
9?. Uco woivor‛s `ihoft
94. Uco Qbvor hif
9=. ̂ ikftkfm tco stop
93. Gci`l wkfms
9;. Ucroo Bxdbre sorhbfs
Bur Citroe
^b`ktkgs hbro br `oss
Gb`bfy
1>. Uco o`ogtrkg ario
19. ]ckto cyigkftcs
11.
Uco mcbst sco``
17. Mroycbufe kf drbst
15. ]rktkfm pbotry ks oisy
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Hy tcifls tb tco db``bwkfm pua`kgitkbfs pipor ife bf`kfo wcoro sbho bd
tcoso pbohs civo ippoiroe brkmkfi``y.
Uco Erkdtkfm Tk``imo, Uco ]oivor‛s @ihoft ife Qkvors K civo Tksktoe
ippoiroe kf Wtip`o 45 Uco Oist Hke`ifes Kssuo
Mroycbufe kf Drbst ippoiroe kf tco Muirekif wbrlscbp so`ogtoe ay Qutc
Dikf`kmct kf Bgtbaor 1>>5
Ivik`ia`o it: Uco Muirekif ]oaskto
Ucroo Bxdbre Worhbfs, Uco Erkdtkfm Tk``imo ife Uco ]oivor‛s @ihoft ippoiroe
kf tco Wi`t ^ua`kgitkbfs Hbeorf Tbkgos Workos is –@ist Dirhor‛ kf 1>9>
wckgc ks fbw B.B.^. kt gif ao roie bf tco Wgrkae skto.
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/oct/19/poetry1http://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/oct/19/poetry1https://www.scribd.com/user/32775973/Shaun-Belcherhttps://www.scribd.com/user/32775973/Shaun-Belcherhttps://www.scribd.com/user/32775973/Shaun-Belcherhttp://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/oct/19/poetry1
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Hy Ditcor‛s Griscos
]o gbu`e to`` ay tco ofmkfo
]cof hy ditcor‛s trugl wis cbho.
Uco ekoso` ofmkfo wbu`e vkarito
Uco wkfebws is co rovorsoe kf.
Hy hbtcor wbu`e abk` tco lott`o it ?ph
Lfbwkfm co wbu`e irrkvo.Ucroo tkhos kf dkvo yoirs co eke fbt
Irrkvo bf tkho.
Bfo tkho aigl-ofeoe ay i @btus
Ucit scittoroe `klo if Shis aiua`o.
Co spoft ci`d if cbur prkskfm m`iss dkaro scires
Drbh tco wcoo` irgc.
Ifbtcor tkho co ife hy _fg`o Jbcf
Irrkvoe iscof digoe.
Erifl toi aodbro tcoy ti`loe.
Abtc gcoitoe eoitc is i gir spif tbwire tcoh.
Dkfi``y co rotkroe ife abumct i shi``or vif
Aut mrow tkroe bd wbrlkfm tcof mrow tkroe
Is tco gifgor ito iwiy cks stbhigc.
Hy hbtcor hieo toi it dkvo ph ovory eiy just tco siho.
_ftk` bfo eiy co ekef‛t hilo kt.
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Uco roturf
I rkpp`kfm bd sti`ls
rispaorry auscos twkr`kfm
tco d`iro bd mroof aoif d`bwors
i`bfm i rbw bd gifos
Qkvor, hkrrbr, sly
is gci`l wcbr`s rkso ife twkst
up tco dirh trigls
ife eust tco gbrfd`bwors
Go`ifekfos, gcrysiftcohuhs, hirkmb`es
i mireof aroitckfm gb`bur
is tco sly eoopofs
tbwire tcufeor ife scbwors
I tbrroft `itor, pbb`s bd hk`l
is tco trbbp trikf stoihs kf
i tixk erims i dkmuro cbho
tb if ohpty coirtc, tcbrfs
I aoe bd wooes, fott`os ife arkirs
tco bvormrbwf prosofgo bd fom`ogt
tcit dkrst fkmct sco witgcoe ckh
doirdu` co wbu`e dieo it eiy`kmct
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@ife`bgloe
Ukoe tb i d`it `ife
Bd rog`ikhoe pkts ife wkfekfm rkvor
Uco rik`wiy cis mbfo
Gbi` a`iglofoe trigls civo mrbwf bvor
Ovory wkfe girossos kts iasofgo
Uco sk`oft digtbrkos lfbw tcokr pirt
Aut giffbt spoil, gcikfs cb`e dist
Aoybfe pi`o mitos ife sogurkty cuts
^bppkos ife gbw pirs`oy, rimwbrt ife auee`oki
I fogl`igo bd d`bwors irbufe tco ohpross `kfos
Uco s`im bd tco stoo` rik`s ks aurkoe eoop
Qustkfm wkros rkpp`kfm wktc p`istkg
]coro prksbfors bd wir bfgo cuee`oe
Fbw ourb-wbrlors issoha`o hirlot sti``s ovory Wufeiy
Gcittor kftb gcoip hbak`os, pbglot `bbso gcifmo
Imikfst aiglerbps bd pbwor stitkbf, Uosgb ife trikfs
Hkefkmct ife abekos tuha`o drbh wckto vif gritos
Kf tco ohpty pirlwiy
Eugl ife ekvo ife mu`p g`oif ikr
Aodbro swkhhkfm aoybfe tco arblof gcikf-`kfl.
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Ebwf-`ife ai``ie
Du``y dkvo igros durtcor oist
ife dkdty yoirs bf drbh Cirwo``‛s foutrbf aoih pcbtb-ekskftomritkbf
i g`uhp bd Yuoof Iffo‛s @igo* wivors `klo i arkeoshike‛s pbsy
iabvo tco quirrkoe gci`l ife d`kft bd tcks orisoe `kfo.
Uco trigl tcit mrivo``oe ife krbf mkreoe bfgo
girrkoe trufe`kfm drokmct tb Wbutcihptbf ebgls ife si`t ikr.
@klo i ekstift hohbry bd pist oxpogtitkbfs
K wifeor tcrbumc pist jburfoys, eo`kfoitkbfs
gcow bf tco drosc ikr `klo i eksgbftoftoe ]breswbrtc
fbw droo, droo tb rbih wcoro K wk``
Aut fbtckfm ks hbvkfm coro tcoso eiys, fb ikr pu`sos
tcrbumc tco mk`eoe gbrf, Ihorkgif hikzo ks rkmke
I`` rcytch, rcyho ife roisbf gurtik`oe
aut dbr tco cbvor bd Lkto ife wkzz bd gbhaustkbf ofmkfos
K‛h `odt stifekfm kf i scbwor bd auttord`kos,
g`khito erkvof, wcoo`kfm
aidd`kfm tco gbfstift wi`lors ife tcokr ebms wktc
scbwors bd itbhs, is tcoy spkf kftb oxtkfgtkbf.
Uco `ife ks pbrbus, ci`d sbiloe wktc tco o`kxkr
ife gcirhs bd tco iaifebfoe p`istkg airro`s gbfgbgtkbfs.
I squierbf bd rbbls aifl ife wcoo` kf tkmct dbrhitkbf
`ife ife aoils prbao it i`` tco hittor aodbro tcoh.
Aoiey oyoe tcoy giffbt gbuft tco gbfsoquofgos
bd i`` tcit stoo` fbw eksippoirkfm drbh tco cbrkzbf.
Kf i eihp gbrfor bd i tcitgcoe gbttimo
if irtkst* poo`s Yuoof Iffo‛s @igo drbh tco pipor
Ekps kt moft`y kftb i arkhhkfm triy bd `kquke
ife tco duskbf bd pipor ife hb`ogu`os bd sk`vor ro-irrifmkfm
hips i fomitkvo bd sti`l, `oid ife stihof.
_p fbrtc tco durfigos dkzz`o ife poil dbr tco goftury.
Wcoddko`e stoo`, ]o`sc gbi`, Gbrfksc tkf, tco `ife oxciustoe
pbt-hirloe ife rog`ikhoe kf i tcbusife romoforitkbf sgcohos,
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Uco prbgoss bd gbvorkfm tco trigls bd i goftury bd prbeugtkbf
ks tilof up ay rbso aiy wk``bw cora, auee`oki ife bxdbre rimwbrt,
oigc soolkfm tb hisl tco arkgl ife dofgo aofoitc kt.
Kf tco `iabritbry tco ofgisoe cife cb`ekfm tco urifkuh pcki` qukvors
is if bw` ks `kt ay i pb`kgo girs coie`kmcts bf tco porkhotor.
Kts d`isc bd wckto imikfst i wk`eorfoss bd eirl ebwf-`ife
`klo tcit arkod oxp`bskbf, tcit jb`t bd `kdo kf i viguuh.
Uco goftury stirts tb khp`beo
eriws ktso`d is i fomitkvo khimo, trkgl`os, spkts ife dusos
tco khimo bd i `ifesgipo rohbvoe aogbhos tcoso ks`ifes.
Uco arbhkeo stikfs cor dkfmors, tco p`ift gb``ipsos kftb sti`l ife sooe
is sco riksos kts fomitkvo tb tco lktgcof wkfebw.
Wco stifes `bblkfm it kt imikf kf tco pbrgc-`kmct ihkest tco a`iglbut
roi`kskfm tcit i`` tcks hbvohoft iabvo ife ao`bw, tcoso p`ifos, tcoso tifls
curt`kfm tbwires tco gbist ife dir dko`es bd Drifgo iro eykfm i`roiey
I hbtc skfmos imikfst tco gife`o d`iho, orupts kftb vipbur, eirlfoss.
* `bgi` Bxdbresckro fiho dbr Gbw ^irs`oy wckgc kt rosoha`os
** Ok``oof Wcorwbbe-Hbbro irtkst bd A`owaury, Aorlsckro (9;>;-9;;3)
oxporkhoftoe wktc pcbtbmrihs
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Uco erkdtkfm vk``imo
Eoop kf tco s`oot
Dbrwire-s`iftoe, rkhoe wktc kgo
tco gbttimo, wrogloe ife tco troo
gitgckfm i dkro bf i wkftor‛s ovo.
Wtirs ife i eifgo bd tco eoie
igrbss ck``s ife oxbtkg troos
arbumct kf drbh sckps it Uk`aury
ife girtoe tb tco histor‛s ebbr.
Uco grigl`o bd cbrsocikr gcikrs
ife sp`kftoroe aoe tkhaors gb``ipskfm.
I`` tcit rohikfoe bd Aia
ife wcit Aia co`e eoir.
@klo i drik` grbss tco troo shbu`eoroe
tcof aurft tb tco mrbufe
rohkfekfm tco issoha`oe hu`tktueo
bd tcokr rkmct ife truo pbsktkbf.
Ucof, coies abwoe bf cor aoci`d,
wktc i toir coro ife tcoro
It cor abey stk`` wirh kf tco mrbufe
tcoy do`t tco vk``imo tum bfo `ist tkho,
tcof s`kp drbh tcokr dkfmors
@klo tco hbbrkfm rbpos i rkvor iwiy
aokfm `bbsoe drbh tco Kfeki Ebgls
is pirtkg`os bd spkgo erkdtoe `bbso
drbh arkfy p`ifls do`` kftb oyos
Wco cie co`e tcit vk``imo `klo i cu`l
kf kts brkmkfi` aortc.
Wtbppoe kt s`kekfm up drbh tco d`bbep`ikf
tb tco histor‛s fow ebgl bf tco ck``.
Fbw i tcroo goftury mip mbfo
tco siho vk``imo i aortc dbr gbhhutors
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witgcos is tco witor d`bbes bfgo hbro
is kd kt cie dbufe kts truo gburso.
I`` tco spk`t gbftofts abaakfm bf i soi bd sk`t
tco hbak`os, tco eves tco trisc bd tco oistorf scbro
I`` gisgiekfm just `klo tcit suahormkfm airquo
I cuferoe yoirs aodbro s`ke aigl tb tco rkvor p`ikf
Ife sott`os kftb kts brkmkfi` khimo
hirlkfm but cor `ist rostkfm p`igo `klo i gci`ly `kfo
i sguzz bd ohpkro d`isckfm `klo d`ims bf tco hue
cor troo‛s fow rbbts i gitgchoft bd tkho.
Airairi ]yitt roskeoft bd Fufocih Gburtfoy vk``imo
rodusoe tb `oivo cor troo wcof tco Cirgburt dihk`y hbvoe tco vk``imo
dbr `ifesgipo khprbvohofts. Kt ks prbaia`o tcit Mb`eshktc‛s –Eosortoe
Tk``imo‛
wis aisoe bf tcks vk``imo.
Kf 1>>= tco fow vk``imo (fbw i gbhhutor vk``imo foir Bxdbre)
wis d`bbeoe is i rosu`t bd i `bgi` dir hor‛s hkstilof ittohpt tb i`tor i
erikfimo pittorf.
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Hippkfm rikf
K civo swuh hy wiy tcrbumc sovori` hips
Oigc hbro driyoe tcif tco `ist
Gur`oe, sp`kt br stikfoe
I hip bd oigc p`igo K civo `bst.
]o giftor tcrbumc oigc eiy
Wlkeekfm igrbss tco surdigo bd i p`igo
Aut kf hy hkfe‛s oyo tco b`e fot rohikfs.
I pitc drbh a`bbe, tb abfo tb mrivo.
Bf i suhhor‛s jiuft ebwf i gci`ly `ifo
Aotwoof rkvor hoiebw ife gbw pirs`oy aifls
]ckto drbtc imikfst tco sly‛s kfly stikf
Is tcufeor cbvoroe igrbss tco `ilos
K wi`l ybu cbho wktc ebm ife `oie
Aigl tcrbumc tco gkrg`kfm sly‛s rikf
]o wk`` i`wiys ao trifsdkxoe
Kf tco `ofs bd tco dksc wo riksoe
Ci`d-eoie drbh tco mroof fots
Ife gcbloe aigl tb `kdo kf ybur mizo
Ucks hip ofes it tco rkvor‛s hbutc
@kfos a`urroe, `bskfm bur p`igo…
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Uco Mroof @kmct
K tckfl bd ybu fbw
Coie ebwf imikfst i aktkfm fbrtcorf wkfe
Wgueekfm s`oot igrbss drbzof tirhig
Bf i eiy bd mufhoti` sly
Ife bddkgo `kmcts aurfkfm it fbbf.
Uco tbwf‛s Gcrksthis au`as
Wcilo i`bfm tco Arbiewiy
Ubsskfm aigl ife dbrtc
Iabvo ybur trugl
Wti``oe dbr i sogbfe it i roe `kmct.
K‛h fbt mbkfm ifywcoro
[bu tb`e ho, fbt coro
[bu fooe tb hbvo bf.
Cufgc ybur scbu`eors, akto ybur `kp
^ross bf
Ife prbvo ho rkmct.
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Uco wrktkfm eosl
Uro-dbk`oe ife pufgturoe tb eust
Ay tkfy wbrhs igrbss tco eogieos
Uco `ist eriw gruha`oe tb tco tbugc
W`its gb``ipskfm kftb gci`ly isc
Hy ditcor swkfmkfm tco `ist eriw
Ife tco wbrf `oitcor eosl-tbp
Kftb tco hoti` airro` bd shblo
Ife wktc i grigl`o kt wis mbfo
Uco wrktkfm eosl tcit cie `ikf ohpty
Dbr dbur eogieos kf i drbft rbbh
Ucof spoft ifbtcor eogieo ohpty
Kf hy piroft‛s ci``wiy
^rosoft bd i aofovb`oft ohp`byor
Hy mrifepirofts fovor usoe kt
K wbu`e poo` aigl kts `ke sogrot`y
Quffkfm shi`` cifes kfskeo kt
Wuf`kmct sckfkfm bf tco arissy pb`ksc
Is hy stop-mrihpy spirloe ifbtcor pkpo
Wit roiekfm i gck`e‛s gbhkg
@oirft tb roie it dkdty-dbur
Oyos trivo``kfm s`bw`y igrbss tco aigl bd oigc wbre
@klo tcoy woro cks gitt`o oigc eiy kf tco dko`e
Wpirls `klo kmfktkfm striw stuaa`o
D`kglorkfm kf `kfos iwiy igrbss tco ck``
Wb K trivo``oe s`bw`y, wiry bd tco eosl
]iry bd kts g`bsoe hossimo, sogrot gbhpirthofts
]iry bd tco wbr`e kt bpofoe but tb
^rodorroe tco gbhdbrt bd tco eirl dko`e
Is hy roi` mrifeditcor‛s EFI gur`oe `klo ruffor aoifs
I`bfm tco gifos bd ifbtcor `kdo, ifbtcor wbr`e
Uco trutc kf sk`ofgo, tco grigl`o bd wbbe
Wogrots gruha`kfm tb isc kf i ebwf`ife abw`.
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Ci`bs
Ucoy sike tco airf rooloe bd tco sho``
dbr wools idtorwires, tcokr mcbst`y ci`bs
woro otgcoe bf tco airf‛s cire hue d`bbr
`klo tco gci`l cbrso bf tco ebwfs.
K `bbloe up drbh hy dirhor‛s hohbkrs
is i co`kgbptor auzzoe igrbss tco U.T. sgroof
ife Ucitgcor‛s mrkzz`oe yot iscof digo
rimoe aotwoof piffkfm scbts bd tcokr abekos.
Uwb gbrpsos gkrg`oe wktc gci`l
is i prkost aoft bvor tcoh ife tbugcoe pi`o slkf.
Fb hirls aut tco aurf hirls, tco skfmoe cikr
ife tco surprksoe oxprosskbfs tcit kt scbu`e ofe coro.
Fbt kf i suauraif aoerbbh, aut coro kf tco bpof
]brlkfm dbr i abss tcoy fovor hot, dkfmors wo`eoe tb tcokr tbb`s
_ftk` tcit hbhoft wcof tco `kmctfkfm strugl ife himfotkzoe
oigc cihhor ife fik` woro prksoe drbh trkmmor dkfmors.
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Qkvors K civo vksktoe.
W`ummksc hueey ebusors tco Ucihos aigl witors.
Urkgl`os aotwoof dkssuroe Wpifksc g`iy aifls kf coit.
Wpitos bd arbie wostwire pburkfm Uroft.
Wlkttksc trkautirkos bd Uciho ife Ksks.
K `b`` ci`d-iwilo kf i Fbttkfmcih drbft rbbh
]i`lkfm tco aifls bd ovory bfo K gif rogi``
@bblkfm dbr i pitc aigl tb tco sburgo.
I p`igo tb gi`` cbho br it `oist i pbrt bd gi``.
Hiyao tco vist gb`e s`ia bd tco G`yeo
^rossoe ebwf `klo autgcors hira`o aotwoof aifls.
Uco stbrh erikfs bd suhhor kf Wpikf du`` bd trisc.
I stkfl bd Ucihos hue it Qbtcorcktco.
Aut fbfo gbho kftb dbgus tcoy i`` slkh ay.
Hy rkvors civo aogbho bfo `bst ife vist
Abey bd witor surrbufekfm hy ks`ife fbw.
Ucoro ks bf`y tco gb`e m`kft bd i pg sgroof
Ekstrigtkfm ho `klo rkskfm mu``s bf i sprkfm tkeo.
]coro ks tco poigo bd stirkfm it i skfm`o `kfo,
I abaakfm d`bit, ife tco gcittor tcrbumc tco auscos
Bd ditcor ife ufg`o uftykfm i sfimmoe spbb`.
Uco skhp`o igts tcit iro `bst bf tco gyaor ikr.
D`isc ifkhitkbfs eifgo igrbss tco sgroof,
_froo`kfm kf dilo pkgturos bd @obfireb‛s higckfos.
Ucoy aba ife d`y tcof aba imikf ofe`oss`y….ofe`oss`y
]ktc fb rospkto tcoy s`kp ay `klo i rkvor bd skmfs.
Ofe`oss skmfkdkors bd ifbtcor ekhofskbf `bst.
Ucoro ks fbtckfm aofoitc tco surdigo.
]o stife ife stiro co`p`oss`y kftb tco m`iro
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Uco Arblof Cbo
tco scooroe cbo
kf aotwoof fott`o ife wkro
a`ooekfm roe rust
kf drbft bd tco cbrso trbumc
tco ikr stkgly wktc hkemos
tco idtorfbbf a`igl wktc tcufeor
tco coirt rigkfm it tco sbufe
bd a`igl g`bues ckttkfm tco tkf
rbbd bd i scoe
sbhowcoro ci`d wiy up
i gci`l trigl
ekoso` a`bbe erkps bftb `oivos
wo porspkro, `kgl tootc
stuha`o ife eksippoir
kftb gbw pirs`oy s`uhaor aoes
fb mukeifgo coro
fb hip, fb sbufe
K wckst`o it ebm abfos
tcit g`ittor ebwf tco mrivo`
`klo i tcufeor stbrh stroih
a`bbe tkos hkfm`kfm kf wktc bk` ife tir
doitcors d`bitkfm kf tco mrikf akfs
stbfos cbt kf tco pi`h
ife i tcbusife hk`os bd gci`l
drbh coro tb Drifgo
i`` tcit wcktofoss pikftkfm ho a`ifl
wktc hy arblof cbo
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Muf gckhos
Bf tco dir skeo bd if ovofkfm
Bd eihp rkvor mriss ife a`kflkfm stroot`ihps
Bd ebms airlkfm igrbss tco mireofs
K skt ife gitgc tkho kf hy cifes
I dbx s`kfls tcrbumc tco `ihps
Ife but bf tco rkvor's oemo
Is gits d`kglor ufeor pbrgc-`kmcts
I wkfe-gckho tkfl`os kfgossift`y
If ohpty abit fuemos tco hue aifl
Is i gyg`o `kmct abas pist
Ife iabvo tco gkty triddkg i skrof
Wbhowcoro but bd skmct, but bd hkfe
K hkss ybur coirtaoit hippkfm tco cburs
Aotwoof ? i.h. ife eiwf
[bur sho`` ife tisto aodbro tco `kmct aursts
Igrbss tco g`bsoe gurtikfs ife ohpty girs
K wbu`e dksc ybu but bd tcit dir gkty fbw
^u`` ybu coro tcrbumc tco wot mriss
Bf i sk`vor `kfo wbvof tkmct
Aotwoof hy dkfmors K'e g`kfm tkmct tb ybu
Doo`kfm tco `urgc bd oigc scbrt oharigo
Uco spkffkfm d`isc bd ybur oyos
Giumct kf tcit eirl ife hittoe wooe
]o'e tuha`o tcrbumc tco pktgc a`igl fkmct
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Ucoro iro fb scirls coro ify hbro
Just tco erbwsy m`bw bd trbpkgi` dksctifls
Uco stoiey erkp bd ekstift huskg
Drbh tco eksgb abit's tiffby tb ofmu`d us
Ebgl `oivos sckvor wktc tco a`ist
Bd ifbtcor grbbfor skfmkfm cks coirt but
]ck`st sbhowcoro durtcor fbrtc a`bbe ks `oilkfm
Drbh ifbtcor scittoroe gcihaor bf tb tirhig
K mrkp tcks `kfo tkmctor ife g`kfm
Ub tco sidoty bd tco lfbwf kf ovorytckfm
Bfo di`so `ufmo, bfo cikr trkmmor
Ife K tbb wk`` ohpty hyso`d bf tb tco dbx's mrkf
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Gci`l slu``s
Ucroo rkfms rbufe i sckfy tirmot ife kt‛s yburs
ihkest tco g`ittor ife pbp bd dikrmrbufe sti``s
aurfkfm `klo i fow gbfsto``itkbf di``of tb oirtc
K g`utgcoe tco shi`` p`istor slu`` kf hy dkst.
I abbtc trkflot. I gcbkgo aotwoof tcit
ife i diekfm, gckppoe p`istor ifmo` dksc.
]o hbvoe bf. Hy ditcor ife K.
^ist i hue sp`ittoroe moforitbr puhpkfm
mroy g`bues igrbss tco eirl wot mriss.
Dkrst tckfm K‛e ovor wbf. 91 yoirs b`e.
K dbufe kt `ist wkftor. Uurfoe kt up kf if b`e abx.
Ucof fbtkgoe tco girvoe kfsgrkptkbf bf kt.
K‛e hieo i`` tcbso yoirs aodbro.
Wciuf Ao`gcor. 99tc Woptohaor 9;=9.
]i``kfmdbre Dikr.
K co`e kt is hy ditcor, fbw kf cks sovoftkos,
aoft tb tco mireof, cks aigl tb ho
ife gut iwiy it tco coivy g`iy sbk`.
Uco d`kft, gci`l ife g`iy, turfkfm bvor imikf
is hy bwf tcbumcts spkri``oe aigl bvor yoirs
tb tco eusty stuaa`o dko`es bd `ito suhhor.
Hy stop mrifeeie ife cks gb``ko
irgkfm kf `bbps igrbss tco Bxdbresckro dko`es
triglkfm khimkfiry pcoisifts ife ciros.
Uco ebm tcit mrbufe tb i piftkfm ci`t
si`kvi erkppkfm ufeor tco lktgcof tia`o.
Wb wo tbb sci`` gbho tb bur ofe.
I`` bur slu``s, hif ife aoist
d`ilkfm ife turfkfm tb pbweor kf tco a`igl sbk`
`klo tcks slu``, i p`istor hbbf, tcrbwf it tco stirs.
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]ckto m`bss
]ckto m`bss, sckfy is i slitkfm rkfl
erkppkfm wktc sprkfm kfvoftkbf
ebwf tco fbrtc @bfebf suf-strbloe suauras
ife i`` irbufe tco di``kfm a`bssbh
erkdtkfm kftb pk`os kf loraskeo ife erikf
tb wikt dbr tco suhhor rikfs.
I`` tcks qukot `ippkfm drbh tkf tb sk``
kf tco cifes bd rodumoos `bblkfm dbr i `ieeor up
drbh gbglrbigcos ife gruha`kfm drihos
bd b`e tbwfs ife fow abx rbbhs.
Cor cifes iro roe ife sbdt drbh wisckfm
kf tco aisohoft bd tcks fow`y pikftoe hifskbf.
]cof tco dkrowbrls oxp`beoe bvor Cihpstoie Coitc
sco wis digo ebwf bf tco aoe sbaakfm.
Is cor ohp`byoos irmuoe ife scbutoe it tco lkes
sco tbro cor `ist `ottor cbho tb pkogos.
Wco wkpoe cor oyos ife g`ufm tb tco drosc
wckto m`bssoe sk``, do`t cor a`iglofkfm oyo
is kt rod`ogtoe kf tco pordogt sckfo.
Ucufeor `klo ekstift rikes ritt`kfm tco pifo.
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Uco ]oivor‛s @ihoft
Cks* imkfm cifes g`uhsy wktc tco striws
tcit jorl kftb tco scipo bd coie ife irhs
bd cks `itost groitkbf.
Kd K woro ybu K‛e ao uskfm b`e wkro fbt mriss,
i cifedu` bd mrivo`, sbho gci`l
hbu`ekfm kt imikfst sbho gbfgroto wi``.
Kfstoie bd eifgkfm iwiy `klo tcks aotwoof sife
ife iruh, i twkr`kfm bd `kfos
`klo tco fots bd i triw`or mitcorkfm kf
i`` tco swoot sk`vor bdd tco p`itos.
Fb K ih fbt ybu ife fovor wk`` ao
aut kfstoie g`kfm tb i wkfe`oss p`ikf bd mriss
aotwkxt ebwf-`ife ife rkvor. Ub lfbt, p`it
tcoso go`ifekfos ife eikskos kftb i gbuftry
bd tco hkfe ks fbw aoybfe ho K roi`kso.
Hy cirvost ks dko`es bd arkgl ife hbrtir,
tco eifgo bd p`istkg kf muttors.
Fbt tco wk`eorfoss K roie ife eroihoe.
If ikr`kfor pissos bvorcoie, i sckp `bbso
wktc kts hk``kbf o`ogtrkgi` vokfs gbk`oe kfskeo
ife i cuferoe pissofmor coirts aoitkfm `klo yburs
is ybu trkoe tb ciu` ybur ks`ife kf, fik` kt d`it
tb gipturo tco si`t tkeo, tco eufos dbrovor.
Ub gitgc kt i`` kf ybur grie`kfm pi`hs.
*Ifmus Higpcoo ‗ butskeor irtkst abrf bf Wgbttksc ks`ife bd Wbutc _kst
Groitoe irtwbrls drbh lfkttoe mriss. Wpoft ieu`t `kdo kf kfstktutkbfs.
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Uco Qbvor hif
Co sit, dkrh ife orogt, bf tco pirl aofgc,
cifes wrippoe irbufe cks wckto stkgl
cks hk`ly oyos dkxoe bf tckrty yoirs aodbro
is wo wi`loe tbwire ckh.
Co rogbmfkzoe hy ufg`o khhoekito`y ay vbkgo
ife shk`oe kf bur ekrogtkbf, mizo stk`` dkxoe.
Ucoy‛e wbrloe tbmotcor it tco Bxdbre gir p`ift
dbr i`hbst twofty yoirs.
Hy ufg`o a`kflkfm tcrbumc tco pikft scbp g`bues
cks m`bvos ife mbmm`os g`bmmoe wktc pikft
wck`st upstikrs tcks hif wbrloe kf iehkf
ao`bw tco tkglkfm g`bgl-tbwor.
Co‛e aoof ofvo`bpoe kf cks hk`ly wbr`e
skfgo tcit eiy kf 9;57 wcof i Morhif abha
co wis trykfm tb eoduso oxp`beoe
tco d`isc aurfkfm but cks sbglots.
Co cie wbrloe ovory eiy tcrbumc strklo
ife scutebwf, hk`ktifts ife sckrlors, hifimors
ife sgias. Cie soof tco auskfoss gb``ipso
kftb i coip bd hifm`oe pirts. Aust ife abbh.
Fbw tco skto ks bwfoe ay AH]
ife tcit g`bgl-tbwor cis gb``ipsoe kftb i coip bd ruaa`o,
tcit hy ufg`o skmcs is co erkvos pist tco
fow kfeustrki` pirl `ifesgipkfm ife dbuftikfs.
If kfeustry ife i gbhhufkty mbfo kf i d`isc.
Uco fowsroo`s bd tco digtbry mitos aurf bf tco `ofs
is gbfsu`tifts ektgc tco skto ife rokfvost
Hbfoy br abhas…kt‛s tco siho oddogt.
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^ikftkfm tco stop
]ktc tco romu`irkty bd i s`bw g`bgl
tco tkf bd pikft wis mbt but
ife tco stop ropikftoe
i eu`` grkhsbf tcit eog`iroe
tco cbuso giroe dbr, `kvoe kf
i p`igo bd sb`ke roputo.
]ktckf eiys tco sgudd
bd coo` ife tirroe abbts
tbbl iwiy tco sckfo, tco rbumo
is kd sbho giro`oss lkss
cie shuemoe i scbwmkr`‛s `kps
ife wcit ybu woro `odt wktc wis p`ikf
hueekoe gbfgroto, tco cire digts
bd strumm`o ife loopkfm mbkfm
bf i `iaburor‛s wimos hke-goftury
sb K stbbe ife witgcoe hy hbtcor
ife hy hbtcor‛s hbtcor wko`e
tcit `bieoe arusc tcit erkppoe
`klo spittors bd a`bbe
igrbss tco gci`l eustoe stops
idtor hy skstor‛s akrtc
tco oaa ife d`bw
bd i goftury bd dohi`o `iabur
rkfsoe it tco lktgcof skfl
ife arbumct aigl tb `kdo.
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Gci`l wkfms
^kffoe tb tco gci`l sgirp `klo i hbtc
kf i Tkgtbrkif driho
witgckfm tco trigtbrs eust tcokr wiy tcrbumc i suhhor ovofkfm
K gitgc hyso`d tcof arkh du`` bd keois.
If otorfi` bptkhkst giroorkfm bf i akgyg`o
aotwoof eirl coemos ife gci`l trigls.
I`wiys ao`kovkfm tco gbuftry it hy aigl
wbu`e suppbrt ho is sturek`y is tcit mriss
gbvoroe ebwf wcoro K `iy aigl ife witgcoe
i m`keor m`kft kf tco suf tcof aifl
ife s`kp oistwire tbwire i rkskfm hbbf.
Fbw K ebf‛t civo tcit akgyg`o, tcbso cbpos
aut sbhotckfm kfskeo cis wo``oe up `klo
sprkfm-witor tcrbumc igros bd irke p`bumc-`ife
ife K soo tckfms, kd fbt idrosc, it `oist
drbh i ekddoroft ifm`o tcrbumc droscofoe oyos
is tco rikf gbursos tcrbumc tcoso Bxdbre muttors
ife swkr`s wktc tco dkrst `oivos bd iutuhf.
K‛h giumct `klo i m`keor kf i tcorhi`
hy coirt `kdtkfm bdd drbh tco ery mrbufe,
tco giloe hue K g`ufm tb i`` hy ieu`t `kdo
is kd K‛e eko wktcbut kt mrbufekfm ho
K erkdt iwiy drbh tcbrfs, ife abfos… ife d`ihos.
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Ucroo Bxdbre Worhbfs.
wrkttof bf 5.;.>9…pro Fow [brl ife i`` tcit db``bwoe.
Bur Citroe
Ks if bajogt, i ai`` bd `oie scbt
K girry kf hy stbbpkfm driho.
Kt cis mrbwf, `iyor upbf `iyor,
`klo i stbfo kf tco mut
oigc tkho K soo i shum, rueey digoe
sbf br eiumctor bd tco sckros
wi`l a`kfedb`e tcrbumc tcoso ebbrs.
Ucoy eb fbt stbp, dbr tcoy girry fb muk`t.
Kt ks wiscoe droo bd tcokr cifes oigc eiy
ay tco suro-dbbtoe hkfkbfs wcb loop
tco tkglkfm g`bgl tkglkfm, tco dbuftikf doe
Uco trbut swkhhkfm kf tco hbit, tco coemos wo`` lopt.
I`` sb tcit pbwor hiy ao hikftikfoe
ife tcokr Mbe-mkvof purpbso a`ossoe.
]oro tcoy tcit a`kfe kf Tkgtbrki's rokmf
tcit tcoy eke fbt soo tco auaa`kfm gbrpsos,
d`y-a`bwf ebttoe igrbss tcokr hips
br woro tcoy i`roiey sugc difitkgs, `bst kf aka`kgi` pcrisos,
puro Lkfm Jihos ife ]os`oyif cyhfi`s
tcit oigc eoie pimif wis i`roiey i sbu` sivoe.
Fbw tco hips iro rovorsoe, ropikftoe ife
tco ohpkro cis s`bw-ekssb`voe drbh pkfl tb wckto ife roe.
Is i fow ebmhi di``s drbh tco U.T's sogu`ir pu`pkt
tco trutc bd eohbgrigy, tco rkmct bd mbbefoss di``s
upbf tcbso wcb eosorvo kt wcitovor tcokr grooe
aut tco rosu`t ks tco siho
tofts ife aka`os ife gbrpsos rkee`oe wktc moft`os.
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^b`ktkgs, hbro br `oss.
]o eb fbt wrkto bd pb`ktkgs.
]o wrkto bd igtkbfs ife eoitc.
Ucoro ks fb hirmkf dbr sb`igo.
Ucoro ks bf`y tco digts br `oss.
Uco gbrpsos aurfkfm iro gbuftoe.
Ucokr gb``ipso fbtoe ebwf.
Wb tcit pbstorkty hiy juemo
tcoh hirtyrs br vk``ikfs br `oss.
]o wrip burso`vos is i fitkbf
kf a`iflots bd pbweor ife mufs.
Ife stife bf tco gci`l ck``s
eodykfm tco kfvieor tb gbho.
Aut tco hytcs civo i`` mrbwf tiwery
tco arblof-spkfoe aka`o spk``s dbrtc
wo`gbho tb tco dkrst 9;tc goftury wir
ybu gif roie iabut wkffkfm aodbro kt's `iufgcoe.
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Gb`bfy
I moft`o spigo, i pitc bd `ife aoybfe wbres
ks i`` K isl fbw drbh tcks tcroieairo soit
is tco erkzz`o bd `ifmuimo wiscos tcrbumc
tco muttors ife stikfs tco slkrts bd Bxdbre
I p`igo droo bd tco scigl`os bd pist ife a`bbe
wcoro droo-abrf hof gif stife i`bfo
kf tco hueekoe dko`es ife fbt ao gi``oe
aigl tb tco scoirkfm, tco mrkt ife tco gcidd
g`bmmkfm tco `ufms, br tco spbros bd kfeustry
tcit erkaa`o ebwf tcokr gckf it hbrfkfm.
Fb hbro fkmcthiros bd tco stoo` pross s`ihhkfm
irhs kftb ba`kvkbf ovory tkho tcoy wilo.
Abrf tb if bpof dko`e, twofty yoirs kf i gbt
twkstoe ay tco iggkeoft, cks wkdo hbps ckh ebwf
oigc ovofkfm is tco spooewiy cuhs bf tco gkty rkh
ife ifbtcor vif squoozoe wktc khhkmrifts pu``s kf
tb i `iy-ay kf i pktgc a`igl fkmct bd fb hbbf
ife gurrofgy a`bws igrbss tco fott`os
Kf ifbtcor wool drosc cifes iro wisckfm ekscos
fb quostkbfs isloe aoskeo tco ckmc tia`o
ufeor pbrtrikts bd hof wcb rifsigloe
tcokr vk``imos kf tco 93=>'s tcoy squkrh
tb ivbke tco auzz bd tco eruflof gcittor
tcoso mcbsts bd if ohpkro roturfoe
Ucof bfo mkr` kf oigc sk`vor eksc sco pissos
soos tco rod`ogtkbfs bd Fuddko`e's digtbry sgirroe hof
twkf mcbsts bd tco higckfory bd prkvk`omo
eifgkfm kf tco gcifeo`kor's d`iho.
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]ckto Cyigkftcs
[bu kf tco duho bd wckto cyigkftcs
a`bwf igrbss tcks @bfebf pirl.
[bur mcbst kfciaktkfm btcors
`klo tco mkr` sit bppbskto yostoreiy
wrktkfm kf i abbl, tcof roiekfm
is cor gcirmo p`iyoe kf tco sifepkt.
I aroil drbh cor fiffy's euty.
Wco `bbloe i `ktt`o `klo ybu, Drofgc, fbt Wpifksc.
Ucof tbeiy ifbtcor mkr`, ifbtcor abbl.
K ekef't stbp tb `bbl tcks tkho
aut wi`loe bfgo hbro irbufe tco abreors
fbt fbtkgkfm tco cyigkftcs duho, oyos i`hbst witorkfm.
Ucof ybur mcbst wi`loe iwiy
cife butstrotgcoe tb tco gck`e kf ho
i rohkfeor bd cbw mbbe tcof cbw aie tckfms cie aoof
bd cbw qukgl`y cyigkftcs wk`t kf sprkfm.
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Uco Mcbst Wco``
Dbr wools idtor
tco rbbh stk`` co`e ybu
`klo if ohpty sco`` mrkps
kts iasoft bggupift
tco Eogohaor suf
scidtkfm tcrbumc i p`ifltbf soi
bd swkr`kfm eust
tco bf`y igtkvkty
aut dbr tco eu`` tcue
bd hy coirt kfskeo hy rkas
hy oyos arkhhkfm
is K rif hy cife
i`bfm tco a`uo girpot
tbugckfm ybur iasofgo
kf tco stk`` kfeoftoe hirls
bd gcikr ife eosl
is kd tbugckfm
tcbso rkemos
gbu`e sbhocbw gbfvkfgo
hy coirt ybu woro roi``y mbfo
K `kdt tcit rbbh up kf hy hkfe
fbw `klo i sco``
ife `kstof dbr tco soi
aut civo `bst ybur vbkgo
ybu iro mbfo
`klo si`t aruscoe drbh slkf
sife tkppoe drbh scbo
yot K girry i drimhoft bd
sco`` dbrovor eoop
kf hy coirt's gcihaor
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Uco O`ogtrkg Ario
]coro it`iftkg wkfes gur` tco air`oy sti`ls aigl kf`ife
Ife soi si`t tifms tco `kps, K bfgo stbbe hbtkbf`oss
Is bur woeekfm pirty stbppoe tco gir ife wo witgcoe
Kt moft`y rb`` upck`` tbwires tco hbbf.
I trkgl bd porspogtkvo, aowktgckfm tco oyo
]o witgcoe tco k``uskbf ufdur`, oyos trkgloe kftb sookfm i fow wbr`e.
Cb`ekfm ybu fbw K tckfl bd tco Hbftmb`dkor Arbtcors, cifes roe riw
Is tcoy strumm`oe tb cb`e ebwf i eugl, i scoop, ife i rbbstor
Wookfm tcokr cbpos rkskfm tbwire tcit fow wbr`e kf eodkifgo
Bd tco a`igl sbk`, tco ekrt suglkfm it abbts ife cbbvos.
]ktc tco rkmct pirtfor ify `ifesgipo gif di`` iwiy
_fdur` `klo i tittoroe g`bil ao`bw tco swkfmkfm aislot.
Ekzzy tco b`e hips turf tb `ife, tco stirs aogbho groituros
Is K wrip tco wcb`o wbr`e irbufe ybur scbu`eors.
Cb`e ho is wo d`y up `klo Gcimi``‛s arkeo ife mrbbh
Ucrbumc gb`e fkmct ikr tistkfm tco si`t drbh bdd tco bgoif.
Ao`kovo ho ife tco coivofs wk`` bpof, tco air`oy dko`es spkf
Ife is i wbr`e turfs upskeo ebwf
]o‛`` aroitco dkro kf tco digo bd ovory trkgl bd tco wkfe.
*Uco O`ogtrkg Ario ‗ fiho dbr i ck`` bf tco Iyrsckro gbist wcoro
i trkgl bd porspogtkvo mkvos khprosskbf tcit i ebwfck`` rbie ks rkskfm.
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Mroycbufe kf drbst
]ktc ovory `oid ife twkm mk`eoe wktc drbst
Ife tco pirl pcbspcbrbus kf i pkfl eiwf
Uco ebm stifes hbtkbf`oss, ci`d eoie
I skmf dbr spooe ufroie, ufsoof
Ife i ebzof grbws `kdt bdd aockfe kt
Qop`iykfm i Aroumco` pikftkfm
Ife tco ikr soohs tb vkarito wktc tcokr wkfms
Is sk`oft ybu stife oftrifgoe, ofhoscoe
Kf i driho bd tco `ist goftury
Aodbro tco gbrbfitkbf br tco dbufery spit a`bbe
Hkfgkfm ybur irh tb i pu`p
Aotwoof tco stihpkfm pross‛s m`kttorkfm stoo`
Ife fbw bfo-irhoe ybu stife aoskeo ybur ebm
Gi``kfm kt tb ruf coie`bfm kftb ckstbry
Bf i hbrfkfm wcof fbtckfm hugc hbvos
Ovof tco gbftikfor `brrkos iro stigloe up it Ebvor
[bu abtc stife ife m`kft bf tco oemo bd tcks gkty
[bur abbts m`izoe wktc tco drbst
Uco ebm‛s a`kflkfm tco bf`y hbvohoft
Kts coirt rigkfm, i suauraif Wtuaas
]o iro i`` m`uoe tb bur p`igo kf tco sgcoho
@klo ciros m`uoe tb tco rik`s
[bu ife K ife tcit ebm iro hoisuroe ay i pikftors oyo
is sciros d`kglor bf sgroofs aoybfe us.
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]rktkfm pbotry ks oisy
Kt's tco oiskost tckfm kf tco wbr`e
Kt's tco wiy ybu ckt tco tbfo rkmct bdd
Uwkst tco `kfo ife `ot tco roieor just eifm`o
Kf tcit pirtkgu`ir`y Arktksc ife hbeorf
]iy - yos ybu gif ovof `ot kt ruf
Bf ife ybu gif iddogt tco horost
Urigo bd tco Drofgc syhab`ksts wktcbut
Ovor hksskfm i aoit, quo sori sori
Ife cbw mbrmobus ybu doo` wcof
Kt i`` dkts `klo i pbbe`o kf kts wikstgbit
Ife tcof kt i`` di``s ipirt
Uco jby, tco oddbrt`oss scoof
Ife ybu'ro `odt stirkfm it tco
Hksoria`o rikf-sbeeof pirl
]coro i rit sgurrkos tcrbumc tco troos
Ife ybur coie swo``s tb gbftikf kt i``,
Uco mridkttkoe aifestife, tco oxpbsoe d`osc
Uco rodumoos bf tcokr a`igl akgyg`os
D`isckfm tcokr mrkfs it i fow wbr`e
Ucit spirl`os `klo sk`vor drbh ovory `oid
Ife ybu gry, i moft`o sbaakfm
Ucit pburs but `klo rikf bdd tco abw`kfm mroof
I stoiey erkp drbh tco toffks gburt gcikf-`kfl
Is ybu rop`iy yburso`d aokfm cippy
Kf ifbtcor `kdo tcit a`oe tb eoitc.