miracle

Beauty in simplicity.
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Miracle
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Not the one who takes up his bed and walks
But the ones who have known him all along
And carry him in -
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Their shoulders numb, the ache and stoop deeplocked
In their backs, the stretcher handles
Slippery with sweat. And no let-up
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Until he's strapped on tight, made tiltable
And raised to the tiled roof, then lowered for healing.
Be mindful of them as they stand and wait
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For the burn of the paid-out ropes to cool,
Their slight lightheadedness and incredulity
To pass, those ones who had known him all along.
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(Seamus Heaney)
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