Transcript: And some time make the time to drive out west Into County Clare, along the Flaggy Shore, In September or October, when the wind And the light are working off each other So that the ocean on one side is wild With foam and glitter, and inland among stones The surface of a slate-grey lake is lit By the earthed lightning of a flock of swans, Their feathers roughed and ruffling, white on white, Their fully grown headstrong-looking heads Tucked or cresting or busy underwater. Useless to think you’ll park and capture it More thoroughly. You are neither here nor there, A hurry through which known and strange things pass As big soft buffetings come at the car sideways And catch the heart off guard and blow it open.
@JohnIvywood
9 ай бұрын
I absolutely love this, the lot of it --- the music, the cinematography, the dramatic cut at the end. I played this for three classes of students today, using it as an example of someone (the poet, Seamus Heaney) detailing an experience of aesthetic arrest. There were a few of them who really got it, and I think seeing this short film helped them make the connection. Cheers, mate. Thank you.
@north4ever55
3 жыл бұрын
It's like a symphony! Thank you for sharing. I will translate it to Arabic.
@johnoconnor99
8 жыл бұрын
Nice video. I have the privilege of cycling the flaggyshore every week. Breath taking spot in all weather conditions.
@beachdog67
4 жыл бұрын
@monkeypeas, so often when someone on KZitem adds video to someone reading it is, at best, a distraction; frequently it feels like a pretentious and self-important attempted hijacking of a piece of work. But this piece is absolutely wonderful in complementing the work. Each shot supports the poem without being maddeningly literal-minded. The music bed always remains in quiet service to Heaney's reading; never overpowering or grandiose. Well done, sir.
@beachdog67
Жыл бұрын
And this week while motoring on holiday a wrong turning in County Clare quite serendipitously brought us out along the Flaggy Shore. Such a moment. 💚
@randomfiles1427
3 жыл бұрын
This is so good! Loved it.
@ahcmrock
8 жыл бұрын
Beautiful.
@natalisalvatierra7342
3 жыл бұрын
😭 Im missing Seamus Heaney
@rosebarford9969
Жыл бұрын
Hi there, I absolutely love this piece! I am a full-time ballet student from Ireland. I was hoping to use this piece as an accompaniment to a dance I choreographed. Is there another way I could contact you to talk about this more? Thank you very much.
@johndoyle486
6 жыл бұрын
R. I. P. Maestro
@thewaronterror
4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful
@VMA225
11 ай бұрын
Beautiful !!!
@ahcmrock
8 жыл бұрын
Beautiful. Thank you.
@flaviaromano9834
4 жыл бұрын
... you are neither here ... no there ...
@257ftw3
5 жыл бұрын
mine is not as beautiful but I see from where it sprang. The same place. I can't wait to go back in May. I need to go back in August as well though. For Oistin, a shy singer Yes no one can be in two places at once Further, You can’t step foot in the same stream twice Yet I still feel the same centrifugal force sending My chest then head into the middle of this Peugeot Further Off the cliff and unto the sea Like a minute hand limping counter-clockwise But clockwise again. A gear given up its teeth The seaside blacktop weaving Dublin into Booterstown into Bray. The green line lolling off toward Greystones. I am there sitting upon the tidewet stones of the strand My chestnut boots halfwet from wave wash although I am here too Haunting this oil rig in the sage desert Where it is quite evident - a vacuum place where no one wants to be One of my better hands found a hideout in Gage, OK Free pool on Wednesdays folks sipping their way Through another workweek - a nurse from the old folks’ home - a codex of kindnesses and wear - Her expressions postures and laughs Kills a glass of cold gold beer Slaps four quarters in the old jukebox playing A handful of Meatloaf, Vince Gill A wobbly wispy haired feller in overalls announces he’s going to distract Barney Fife so we all better make our ways and means for home It’s not Tig Coili with Oisten’s timid grin proud song and gift pints But I feel like he’s standing there beside me The wool coat, guitar, and warmth periphery The cue ball clacks the six into an empty pocket but I hear fiddle cases clicking open the quick light metered chatter Friends make before taking up a song
@barryrogers3531
8 жыл бұрын
Amazing stuff!! What did you film this on?
@monkeypeas
8 жыл бұрын
+Barry Rogers Thanks! The Canon 5D Mark II, with the car and underwater stuff using a GoPro. Some of the 5D footage was shot in RAW using Magic Lantern
@barryrogers3531
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much for the Reply
@manintheshed9830
6 жыл бұрын
What artist is behind the music?
@monkeypeas
6 жыл бұрын
Barry O' Sullivan Just me, doing my best Kevin Shields impression
@manintheshed9830
6 жыл бұрын
Seriously? It's very impressive, perfect accompaniment. Do you have links to your other works?
@monkeypeas
6 жыл бұрын
Barry O' Sullivan Thanks so much! No it was just a once off piece for the video, glad you liked it!
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