Following the Furrow

A reproduced page presents Seamus Heaney’s poem “Follower” in compact six-stanza free verse, centered on a child’s admiration for a father’s commanding skill with horse and plough. The measured lines trace the furrow from physical labor toward memory, ending with the roles quietly reversed as the aging father follows behind. Black serif type sits against a plain white field, with the author’s name printed in blue beneath the poem.