"Their hands push closed the doors that God holds open"

"Their hands push closed the doors that God holds open"

Poetry--Twentieth Century--Patrick Kavanagh--Lough Derg

The poetry of Patrick Kavanagh's 'Lough Derg', detailing a visit in 1941

Patrick Kavanagh, 1904-1967

Kavanagh, Patrick, Lough Derg, p. 9

Goldsmith Press, The Curragh, Ireland

1978

Citation for the purposes of criticism

Published poem

English

Poetry chapbook

DD_0245

54.6083, -7.8714

“Their hands push closed the doors that God holds open;
Love-sunlit is an enchanter in June’s hours
And flowers and light. These to shopkeepers and small lawyers
Are heresies up beauty’s sleeve.”

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