The Round
By Edwin Morgan
I’ve never heard a song
like that I’ve never heard
a song like that I’ve never
heard a song like that
was it peace and goodwill
to men or was it peace
to men of goodwill was it
peace and goodwill to men
it’s a great song if it
was clear it’s a great song
if it was clear it’s a
great song if it was clear
we only sing divi-
dedly we only sing
dividedly we o-
nly sing dividedly
and yet it is a round
comes out and yet it is
a round comes out and yet
it is a round comes out
Notes:
This poem is part of a portfolio of work by Edwin Morgan, introduced by James McGonigal, and by the three winners of the Edwin Morgan Poetry Award: Penny Boxall, Niall Campbell, and Roseanne Watt.
Source: Poetry (July/August 2020)