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That you gathered for Kindling

from The Songs and the Poems of the Book of the Gaels by James Yorkston

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You? You were lucky. You escaped.
I’ve yet to leave the scene.

And I now need three lungsful
for every single breath.

Perhaps here, they will know you, somehow.
Perhaps here, which was once our heaven.

There are sticks by the door that you gathered for kindling
that I cannot bear to burn.
There’s a pot of dried herbs, brought over
from France,
their fragrance, almost gone.
There are books you’ve cherished
and written in.

I search through them all, looking for clues.

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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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