Two Words Between Strangers
“Dobar dan” said I to a stranger As at me the old man stared In a Calvin Klien T-Shirt that screamed AMERICA!!!! …
Sky is our Ceiling, the Land our Garden
The sky is our ceiling, the land our garden – Romany Proverb Smile, yes there are clouds The morning may be dull …
Card Castle of Pride
We know it is forbidden – the sin of pride But can we love ourselves if we dont have pride? For we …
A Dream Shared Unknowingly
Picture: Athlone refugee centre, scene of some of the fighting in the Sieges of Athlone in the Wiliamite Wars 1689-1692 A dream …
Butterfly – She Flitted And Settled On Another Plant
Butterfly long flown, now settled Tears I fight, happy her flight Brought her to this – tears of loss That is my …
Pretty Ribbons of Red
World AIDS Day is something that should not be just for a day… Pretty ribbons of red, lofty words said And folk …
An Orchard Sown – A Prophecy Fulfilled
Soldiers came With guns, shouting Homes destroyed, children crying The future predicted, by vendors of hate For a hundred years Was shown …
The Meadows Through Which My Dancing Heart
The meadows through which my dancing heart Has often ambled with abondoned glee Are now overgrown by thorns Through which it now …
No More the Hammer Strikes the Anvil
No more the hammer strikes the anvil As the blacksmith discussed the news With the clients from the country As he hammered …
The Courtly Lovers
Her eyes caught mine, and then her smile Wrought tears from my heart, not blood: From me she has flown, from afar …
Jesus in the Synagogue
With apostles sat Jesus in the synagogue Two women walk in One gives a little: A lot of money given By the …
To Eat Without Saying Grace
“Gosh, could a cautios Covenantor Wait for the Grace? – “To The Potatoe” by James Orr If such a man took his …
A Postcard to Her Father Sent
The Maria Lazum story, recounted to me by the poet Paul Polansky who knew the family. He was the author of Black …
The Excommunication of St. Columba
A sinner as is every man Columba for his family had great pride Swift of tongue and hot of temper He challenged …
Murder of a Worm in Scotland
I saw the murder of a worm On a sunny morning as I did yawn And a bird, probably a blackbird Committed …
Radiation Will Not Kill The World
As men drive forward in fear A machine bleep bleep’s a warning – slow! Danger is where no danger does appear Here …
The Fields of Vojvodina
The fields of Vojvodina are as flat as the world is round A fairer land bar Ireland is rarer to be found… By …
The Woodcutter
The woodcutter with sharpened saw Went to the woods one day And he liked the timber that others scorned He ignored what …
An Cailín Bocht Marbh
An dán seo as Bearla Áileann a bhí a h-aghaidh, Agus dathúil soiléir a bhí a tón, Bhí airgead go leor ina …
Clock Ticks on the Wall
Not here, an empty barstool Glass slowly emptied before being replaced Clock ticks on the wall Swear words from the stood up, …