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Someday I will go to Aarhus
KB Started conversation Nov 15, 2014
Out here in Jutland
In the old man-killing parishes
I will feel lost,
Unhappy and at home.
I wish Seamus Heaney didn't hit the nail on the head like that. It unsettles me.
Someday I will go to Aarhus
paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Nov 15, 2014
Is Aarhus a fantasy kingdom near Middle Earth, or a moon of some distant planet?
Someday I will go to Aarhus
Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Nov 15, 2014
It's in Denmark:
http://www.tollundman.dk/heaney.asp
Someday I will go to Aarhus
KB Posted Nov 15, 2014
It's that "...at home" at the end that clinches it.
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Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Nov 15, 2014
Amen. It's a beautiful poem, thanks for pointing it out. 
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Lanzababy - Guide Editor Posted Nov 15, 2014
Indeed, such powerful words, they sort of grip me round the heart. Thanks for sharing.
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