Its shaping up to be a busy Septemnber in 2014 for the Tullamore Rhymers Club, with Scene of the Rhyme on tonight, … → 28th August 2014
Tenalach
Tenalach – what makes us one with nature: Alleged, is an Irish word: What makes us feel a part of it, As …
Shed, Undrawn, Ballinamuck
I seek to draw a picture here A shed, roof caving in, Its gable end seen through the door By the artist …
Dignified Silence
Dignified silence on the broad issue of abortion is not something that I am known for, has led to accusations of sexism …
Innocence Died a Thousandth Death
She was the first of the age of innocence, The hundredth overall, Daily her father grieving Came to talk to her on …
Bloody War of Romance
It died at birth, not that it lived Just a notion, foolish, a man Has to dream, to live, to desire But …
Bang
Bang!, and your dead, Hands raised? Unseen. You did not comply, sorry you had to die… Wouldn’t have happened if home you …
Real Heros Never Boast, Being Dead
Silent they lie, neath clay, the slain… Speak not of deeds done, but remain In history, names unknown, Of battles fought, for …
Sometimes Pagans Are the Best Christians
Only now the wisdom keepers As they see themselves, they come And keep clear, and a watch, over These places, once sacred, …
Lady Godiva the Good
Lady Godiva the Good Decreed that ride through town she would As sure as that on the ground she stood Unless her …
I Wish Cows Would Say Hello, And Dogs Quiet Would Keep
While walking to Arvagh today, a cow jumped up and bolted in a field next to me and put the heart crossways …
Barbados Chest in a Molly Cottage
* Molly is a townland in North Longford, Ireland, where my great grandmother Margaret Drake (who married Michael O Reilly, she herself …
What Could Never Be
In half sleep, half dreaming Darkness fills the midnight sky Stars twinkle behind the clouds That hide them from my eye… She …
Snotgreen
Buck Mulligan: “The Bards noserag. A new art colour for our Irish poets: snotgreen. You can almost taste it, cant you?” Ulysses- …
Give to Me an Angry Sea
Give to me an angry sea When I am old, not strong like now And at my happiest I will be Should …
Shell Thrown Back to Sea
Beachhead made, image enhanced Sponsorship given, accepted, respectable Corporate politics greases hands Money makes all acceptable. Ethics over income, demand the crowd! …
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 …
Distant City, Close Experience
Gaza and Granard, both experienced revenge attacks from insurgents activities, bar Gaza is on a greater scale than anything the Black and …
CastlePallooza Rocked in the Rain By the Tullamore Rhymers – Failing to Make Fermoy
It is with regret due to work commitments we failed to make the Fermoy International Poetry Festival and the Poetry Bus ran …