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Digging (Edward Thomas)

from Poetry and Music 9 by Toby Darling

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Poem by Edward Thomas

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DIGGING
Em
Today I think
G A Em
Only with scents- scents dead leaves yield,
G D Em
And bracken, and wild carrot’s seed,
A B Em
And the square mustard field;

Am G
Odours that rise
C Em Am7
When the spade wounds the roots of tree,
Em Am Em Am
Rose, currant, raspberry, or goutweed,
C Em A

Rhubarb or celery;
The smoke’s smell, too,
Flowing from where a bonfire burns
The dead, the waste, the dangerous,
And all to sweetness turns.

Am G
It is enough
C Em Am7
To smell, to crumble the dark earth,
Em Am Em Am
While the robin sings over again
C G Am
Sad songs of Autumn mirth.


EDWARD THOMAS

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from Poetry and Music 9, released April 10, 2017

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Toby Darling Penang, Malaysia

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