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October 3, 2014

I Was the Reluctant Lover

This poem was inspired by a visit to the National Gallery in London a few years ago, and is in fact a …

Marching Past Trinity College

Written after the “Right to Work” march on June 1, 2010 —oOo— We marched there, chanting slogans Past the gates of Trinity …

Address to my Feathered Friend

When growing up in Banagher, the Willie Wagtail was one of my favourite birds. They nested regular in our garden and yard, …

I Said I’d Make a Voodoo Doll

This is an old verse I found on my computer, from when the economy first crashed in 2008 and the extent of …

Native Man to the Sky Speaks

I am the native of this land Given to my forefathers by the Gods of old we then did know: The Wind, …

Breaching the Veil

Death creeps like a shadow and darkens our lives… In time the truth we see The shadow is cast by the unseen …