Even now there are places where a thought might grow—
Peruvian mines, worked out and abandoned
To a slow clock of condensation,
An echo trapped for ever, and a flutter
Of wildflowers in the lift-shaft…
And in a disused shed in Co. Wexford.


'A Disused Shed in Co. Wexford' (1978)

Derek Mahon Quotes

Even now there are places where a thought might grow— Peruvian mines, worked out and abandoned To a slow clock of condensation, An echo trapped for ...

Even now there are places where a thought might grow— Peruvian mines, worked out and abandoned To a slow clock of condensation, An echo trapped for ...

Even now there are places where a thought might grow— Peruvian mines, worked out and abandoned To a slow clock of condensation, An echo trapped for ...

Even now there are places where a thought might grow— Peruvian mines, worked out and abandoned To a slow clock of condensation, An echo trapped for ...