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  To  this  place  which  once  she  possessed   And  was  bewitched  by  as  if  a  mesmerising  jewel.     She  will  no  longer  be  attached  to  a  milieu  that  lies  in  ruins   And  has  outlived  its  grandeur  and  facility;   The  craving  of  belonging  and  meaning  will  be  gone   For  she  will  have  found  her  joy  where  she  is  then.     And  the  sons  and  daughters  of  the  future   Will  abide  with  her  in  harmony;   They  will  have  escaped  the  shackles  of  false  nurturing;   They  will  burgeon  in  the  grace  of  pure  light  streaming   From  some  enchanting  sun.       By  Niall  McGrath                                   70