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Every old man I
Reminds me of my
When he had fallen in love with
One time when sheaves were gathered.
That man I saw in Gardner
Stumbled on the kerb was one,
He stared at me half-eyed,
I might have been his son.
And I remember the
Faltering over his
In Bayswater,
London,
He too set me the riddle.
Every old man I
In October-coloured
Seems to say to me:"I was once your father."
Patrick Kavanagh
Patrick Kavanagh (21 October 1904 – 30 November 1967) was an Irish poet and novelist. His best-known works include the novel Tarry Flynn, and th
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