Conclude the sore And cruel stalemate of our war. Win by fair combat. But know to shun Reprisal killings when that's done. But when the city's being sacked Preserve the shrines. Show gods respect.
Divinities obviously speak in verse.
Large Protestant churches dotted the countryside, but the Catholics allowed them to stand and remain Protestant. It was a fortunate wind That blew me here. Love is based on leaving the obsession with the wound, inflicted by past memories, and belief is in walking away from the past and towards the future. We recall the Irish flag which has been interpreted as green for the Catholics, orange for the Protestants and white for love. Heaney has written a play of hope.