... the silence Holds with its gloved hand The wild hawk of… - R. S. Thomas

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... the silence
Holds with its gloved hand
The wild hawk of the mind.

R. S. Thomas

poetry silence

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Ronald Stuart Thomas (29 March 1913 – 25 September 2000), published as R. S. Thomas, was a Welsh poet and Anglican priest who was noted for his Welsh nationalism, intense spirituality, and deep dislike of the anglicisation of Wales.

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Native Name: Ronald Stuart Thomas

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