Lines for January 20, 2009
History says, Don’t hope
on this side of the grave.
But then, once in a lifetime
the longed for tidal wave
of justice can rise up,
and hope and history rhyme.
— Seamus Heaney, “The Cure at Troy”
on this side of the grave.
But then, once in a lifetime
the longed for tidal wave
of justice can rise up,
and hope and history rhyme.
— Seamus Heaney, “The Cure at Troy”
