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Everything is going to be alright - listen to a poem for our times

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"Everything is going to be alright..." South Wind Blows presenter Philip King reads the late Derek Mahon's stirring poem, words for our times...

How should I not be glad to contemplate

the clouds clearing beyond the dormer window

and a high tide reflected on the ceiling?

Tune into South Wind Blows on RTÉ Radio 1, Saturday nights from 10pm - listen back here. 

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