Unable to Understand the Anger
Unable to understand the anger That seems to emanate From some folk who fight the world Because they are from an estate …
World Poets Quarterly – Vol 71 – Haiku
Today arrived in the post a copy of the World Poets Quarterly, Issue 71, published last August in China, containing a number …
To Walk in Nature Is to Say A Prayer
To walk in nature is to say a prayer, – though no words we utter It says more of thanks for Gods …
Lest a Man Fall Foul of the Midnight Court
Background – on reading the satirical Aisling poem “The Midnight Court” by Brian Merriman, I thought how I would fare if so …
Unspoken Desires
Silent, unspoken word, Understood, glances speak loud’ For words, are no substitute.
Libraries Burned
Devoured by flame, hopes and dreams,Not destroyed, no, but delayedAs if an old man died, the library burnedPhoenixlike it will be madeIn …
Cairn Hill – Stanzas from the Summit
I stood there upon the summit After a long hard climb Looked down upon the land below To rest I took my …
Girl in Black, Child on a Swing
Shes young herself, not yet twenty Or at least she looks so to me And swings her child upon a swing And …
Capitalism Is Sick
How much is enough? The question I ask Of the shareholders rich Who bring to talk The board of a company Who …
Lovers Overheard in Birr
“True, Ill enjoy it, But when the morning comes I will feel dirty” – she said. “How? No you will not” He …
For Hand In Marraige A Castle Given – The Clononey Castle Story and Anne Boleyn
“He saught her hand in marraige long, But she scorned each advance, He knew not another wench she would be, So he …
Sleeping, I Did Not See the Dancing Sun
Sleeping, I, I did not see the dancing sun, That my grandfather claimed each Easter to see, That is what you miss …
Quills at Dawn – Poets Piques and Politics
Poets and their piques when pickled in politics Makes a soup sour to the taste Explosions of emotions cause rages on pages …
Lessons Learned from Bog Bodies
We live – or try to- in this our failed republic, The joys and sorrows that that brings, I read an article …
Miles Plans Expedition to Ireland – Wanderings of the Gael
One of a series of poems drawn from the Taking of Ireland, exploring the thesems and theories of the modern day of …
Double Date for Tullamore Rhymers Club – Mike Denver Support and “Scene of the Rhyme”
As is to be expected, the Tullamore Rhymers Club took it in their stride – a double date of poetry inside a …
St Bridgets Lament
Were these wild wild winds Bridgets Lament? For the desecration of her native land Where for thirty pieces of silver sold Was …
Brethren Who Built This Babylon
Brethren they who built our Babylon Which through folly of fools if falling down Charlatans thought the walls did not need all …
Irish Family Funerals
Last Patricks Day, everyone else went to the parade dressed in green. Not us. We are Cartys We are from Longford. We …
A Persistent Commoner – The Late Tony Benn
“I am not a reluctant peer but a persistent commoner” “I have had the advantage of a radical Christian upbringing” – Tony …