Free Verse in Free Flow
Random lines on a fleeting thought
Wrought stanzas on the page…
First Step New Journey
As the sad news broke that Kay was slipping in and out of consciousness, a friend was reading poetry to her and …
Those Folk in their High Towers
They look down on those below: Who look up at them Who live in their high towers… Blight to the eye Seen …
When Words Fail, Silence Speaks Best
The war hawks screamed “Where are your words Now that ours have fallen?” But silence spoke loudest A simple prayer Of grief …
Hilltops Adorned By Man
Cairns of stone, for our dead Hilltops adorned Prayed to and turned to Communicate with the spirits Crosses of stone and iron, …
Long Walk in Edenmore Bog
Walking the bog in Longford brought this reflection on life to mind – a rare nonrhyming poem from me! Walking the long …
Our Never Had Romance
(Song – Music: Guillherme Schroeter – Lyrics: Tomás Ó Cárthaigh) I held her hand Just for one dance It was our very …
On Reading the Verse of Hera Linsday Bird
I got no objection to lewdness in poetry, or the odd swear word or a few, but HLB writes to make the …
Men at the Door
The men came to the door, Some in uniform More not. The children crying, the mother too What could anybody do? The …
1916 – War and Revolution
1916 – a year to most Remembered for slaughter of the Somme Youth sacrificed by generals incompetence Against the odds sent to …
Fishermens Tales
Castiglione’s advise on this, well known to Yeats, was literally taken to heart. The courtier must create an image of the beloved …
At The Age for This
I’m at the age for this The funerals: all to common now I dont go to them all anymore To commiserate with …
Dawn Breaks as Yeats Goes to Sleep
Yeats died before the outbreak of war, and his Nobel prizes and international fame was most seen through the Versailles era, with …
Truth Kills Kings
“Truth is dangerous. It topples palaces and kills kings. It stirs gentle men to rage and bids them take up arms. It …
There Is No Time for Art
Was at the Body and Soul festival doing a reading with my fellow Tullamore Rhymers, and this one got a good reception. …
Ogmios Warning in Ogham to Lug mac Elathan
The first message in Ogham was 7 letter “B”‘s carved into Birchwood: a warning to Lug mac Elathan from Ogmios that his …
Life Flies By
Villages fly by as I Life’s eternal wanderer Who seeks to put down root From where his people came Do not stop …
Being the Embarrassing Relations
Embarrassing relations – we all have them ! You put them upstairs, or in a back room So they are not seen, …
Behind Hedges, Forbidden Activity
Once upon a time, and the back of a hedge… Or in a country cottage in Ballinalee Or a tap on the …
Paris Doorway: Red Light
Young soldiers facing death worried not about sin when heading into battle, many of whom never had being in a relationship, and …