Now leave the check-reins slack,
The seed is flying far today -
The seed like stars against the black
Eternity of April clay.
This seed is potent as the seed
Of knowledge in the Hebrew Book,
So drive your horses in the creed
Of God the Father as a stook.
Forget the men on Brady's Hill.
Forget what Brady's boy may say.
For destiny will not fulfil
Unless you let the harrow play.
Forget the worm's opinion too
Of hooves and pointed harrow-pins,
For you are driving your horses through
The mist where Genesis begins.
To The Man After The Harrow
Patrick Kavanagh
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Poem topics: destiny, father, god, today, eternity, play, knowledge, book, black, opinion, april, april fools, forget, I love you, I miss you, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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