"The silver strands of the individual sometimes show"

"The silver strands of the individual sometimes show"

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. 15

Goldsmith Press, The Curragh, Ireland

1978

Citation for the purposes of criticism

Published poem

English

Poetry chapbook

DD_0251

54.6083, -7.8714

“On Lough Derg, too, the silver strands
Of the individual sometimes show
Through the fabric of prison anonymity.
One man’s private trouble transcending the divinity
Of the prayer-locked multitude.
A vein of humanity that can bleed
Through the thickest hide.”

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