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In the heart of the matter, during the event,
I didn’t even notice the silence.
Between onlookers, heads spinning,
And the waves, screaming.

Then –

That bare realisation.
Clawed at, hit, unstoppable.
‘There is now nothing more I can do’.

Pulled ashore by strangers, their fee
a silent, staring.

The Garda arrive and
‘Was this your wife and is this your brother and what were they
doing out there together?’
Our lives. Split and taken and noted, grey pencil upon white paper.

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from The Songs and the Poems of the Book of the Gaels, released September 29, 2022

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James Yorkston Scotland, UK

This is the home of the limited run releases of James Yorkston, a low-rung sangster from the East Neuk o' Fife, Scotland. For James' official Domino Records releases, his books, live dates and such, please go here - www.jamesyorkston.co.uk/shop/

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