Betrayal of the Brothers Grimes
In the wake of the 1798 Rebellion, the brothers Grimes, all of whom were executed by the British, were betrayed by a …
The Last Handshake
Closed as begun in brotherly love In harmony home our ways we make Little think regarless of each others age This just …
Willie Rimes and the Masons Goat
Like many good men before him To join the local lodge our Willie did inquire The mystery of the rituals and the …
Apron and the Veil
Some folk of faith their truth declare Sinner are we who on the square Meet as Brethren, in Lodge …
Jolly Freemasons Clarifications of Confusions
A humerus explanation of masonry, of which I am a member, which in typical Carty fashion causes more confusion than clarification! There …
Comrades Stood as Comrades Should
Comrades stood as comrades should For each other, for cause to fight Man to man, as heros can To fall is noble …
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 …
When Lost Among Nettles
When lost amongst nettles ye’ll find if ye search, my stone of remembrance is marked with an Arch Life, the world, its …
Carty’s Last Supper
They gathered around the table, and looked upon the fare, It looked alright in the darkened light to all assembled there, There …
Tyler from Beyond the Grave
Sometimes, within the dead of night, the lodge held in the grip of the dark, When no master sits on the Dias …
Toast to Parting Brethern
Brothers all, children under God Who sees all that is there, Makes all and likes all level Likes all and keeps all …
Among Friends to Lodge
I have stood among plenty To my hand not have had a coin Have not gone hungry: Blessed I: among friends to …
We Are No Weavers Who Write Today
We are no weavers who write today Yet still we write in their way And similar is the things we say In …