78. Ardan Mór by Francis Ledwidge. Colum, Padraic. 1922. Anthology of Irish Verse

Padraic Colum (1881–1972). Anthology of Irish Verse. 1922.

78. Ardan Mór

By Francis Ledwidge


AS I was climbing Ardan Mór
From the shore of Sheelin lake,
I met the herons coming down
Before the water’s wake.

And they were talking in their flight	5
Of dreamy ways the herons go
When all the hills are withered up
Nor any waters flow.