"Death of a Naturalist" Quotes
"Death of a Naturalist" by Seamus Heaney is a collection of poems reflecting on childhood, nature, and the loss of innocence through vivid imagery and personal memory.
poetry | 46 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
I loved the warm throb of the milk churn.
nostalgialove for the past
A rat-grey fungus, glutting on our cache.
decaynature
The air was thick with a bass chorus.
natureatmosphere
The great slime kings Were gathered for vengeance.
naturefear
The squelch and slap Of soggy peat.
naturesensory experience
The dam's bank was grey as a concrete.
natureindustrialization
The warm thick slobber of frogspawn.
naturesensory experience
Their blunt heads farting, I sickened, turned, and ran.
disgustnature
I was a nuisance, tripping, falling, Yapping always.
self-reflectionchildhood
I missed my last chance.
regretmissed opportunities
