Forests of Concrete Grow Where Nature Made Homes
A path led on in the peaceful woods, And ended all too soon Cut in two by a wide new road Each …
Hungry Gulls Say Hello
These times of lockdown cause a lack of litter, which gives hunger to the wild birds…
Dance of the Mayfly at Dromineer
The Mayfly swarm a few times a year depending on the species, however its from their time of emergence in may they …
Santa’s Sleigh Got Taken Down By A Windmill
Santa’s sleigh got taken down by a windmill Flying out near Daingean Christmas Eve He was drunk after drinking all the brandy …
Half the World
The crazed vanities of man Who cannot see all are the same Thinks the other the source of his ill That he …
Child Miner Extracts Precious Metals for My New Mobile Phone
/// For International Children’s Day /// They work on the ore Barely more than four They believe not in Santa Claus Should …
Hilltops Adorned By Man
Cairns of stone, for our dead Hilltops adorned Prayed to and turned to Communicate with the spirits Crosses of stone and iron, …
Long Walk in Edenmore Bog
Walking the bog in Longford brought this reflection on life to mind – a rare nonrhyming poem from me! Walking the long …
Fighting the Black Snake
“If we dig precious things from the land, we will invite disaster.” ~Hopi prophecy The Keystone XL pipeline is just one of …
Red Sky at Dawn in Ballybrit
Birds on the street eat litters breakfast buffet The crows and jackdaws take to the sky in fright Seagulls braver are tardy …
High Cost of Cheap Beef From Brazil
The powers that be tell you that we Should be happy with beef from Brazil They suppose its racist to oppose What …
The Circus Animals Liberation
My circus animals were all on show, Those stilted boys, that burnished chariot, Lion and woman and the Lord knows what The …
Iron Trees and Iron Eejits
The darkening sky: they stand there Arms reaching, turning in the wind as ease As if a dance upon the spot A …
Plastic Bag: Ballinamuck
Walking in to the village of Ballinamuck last year, I saw a lone plastic bag blowing in the street. A once more …
Dark Brown Turf
In solidarity with the turf cutters. The latest of the poems restored to the website, this one was written a few years …
For The Corncrakes and Mankinds Sakes
If we put the same resources to saving the hungry and the homeless as we do into one little bird, this would …
Merlin Woods: Christmas Morning
I did not join they praying crowds In man built temples made of stone I did not go to pray as such …
Swans on the Grand Canal at Tullamore
For all that’s wrong in the world, what to worry of we choose Ebola, and Al-Qaeda, all the nonsense in the news …
Earth Gives Healing
In times before corporations Shareholders and their greed Earth gave healing to humankind Harnessed by understanding, according to need. From painkilling properties …
Life Itself For Sale
The water we drink is up for sale That falls free from the sky The frackers for profit pollute the groundwater Its …