Pendulum Swings
The laws changed, but not the peoples thinking Their power waned, they bit their lip But then recession took their money They …
Shin Rin Yoku
The only “Bards in the Woods” I managed to attend was a few years back, in Mullinaleaghta in Longford, where John Wilmott …
Salmon of Knowledge
Tobar Segais by hazel trees nine Shed each a nut to the waters still And a salmon hungry there was swimming And …
To Follow An Eagle in Flight – the Flight of Peltier
In flight they free their captors Who are in hot pursuit Who seek only vengeance And do not care for the truth …
No Horse Sense in Galway
The furore being kicked up over urban horses by supporters of Mike Cubbard a city council member rumbles on. Something of a …
Seven Deadly Sins of Donald Trump
Grab em by the pussy ~ Will this make the inaugural speech of Donald Trump? As Donald Trump is set to be …
I Have Seen Both Sides of Life
Another of my reflective poems, as I look back on life, more serious than “Once Upon a Time in Ballinasloe“: more along …
Village of the Three Generals
St Johnstown, or Ballinalee From where the three generals hail Monroe, Wilson and McEoin Two Scotsmen, one of the Gael. All men …
Sons of Cain Are Told by the Mark
The “Out of Africa” theory is generally accepted by science today, but how did we become white if everyone originally was black? …
The New Politics – much like the old politics – Getting blocked on Facebook by Ken Smollen – Blog
The homeless crisis is the issue of the day, with occupations in Dublin, and all sorts of groups offering all sorts of …
Let Death Not Sneak In Our Door
In the days gone by during the War On the family farm in old Lislea My mother but a child she was …