Wonderful Women Atop Their Flying Machines
To dance anywhere graceful is a feat, Looked upon by all beneath: Maybe its easier for them up there Where they dance …
Heading to the Horizon
Written on hearing a talk about doing the Camino, when heading out the walker told us his favourite part was looking at …
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 …
Living the Faith of our Fathers and Mothers Today
When the dusk falls on a winters evening Pealing is heard the Angelous bell The old man blesses himself who is leaning …
Suffer Little Children
Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive …
The Novena, some Drama and Midge Ure in Galway
#midgeure of #ultravox and #visage fame sings #fadetogrey at the #tht in #galway last night… #galway2020 is off to a grear start …
Busker of Longford Town
There he sits as folk pass by His music fills the air around Some walk past fast lost in their own world …
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 …
Staring Down Forty
“Forty years from now, there wont be a word about us” ~ John Carty (dad) It is but three hours from now …
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 …
Blinded By Pokemon
I went walking with the housemate who never walks a few mornings back… looking for Pokemon. She didnt see the cat running …
Beyond the Crest of the Hill
Genes current battle is a struggle for him and Margo as it is for all couples who go through this, or who …
Flying a Drone in Merlin Woods
Flying a drone in the Merlin Woods in Galway today, I thought of when I watched the movie “Eye in the Sky” …
The Buck , The Nyeuck
Recently a friend from the Blackwater Poets was diagnosed with Cancer, which we rarely refer to by name, preferring euphemisms such as …
Cursing the Unlucky Stars
My luck is all right from time to time But crisis I always find Finds me more the more I seek to …
Birds Sing
The birds sing among the boughs The wind blows soft upon the face Life is hard on the best of days Hard …
The Camera Steals the Spirit
The elders spoke against the box Covered with the cloth That painted pictures on the glass And they wanted not Their picture …
Monks Who Have Never Loved Will Never Understand
“How can you suffer because of something that doesn’t exist?” ~ Buddhist Monk Elyane S. Youssef met in Nepal Read her article …
Treasure Sleeps on Chest of All She Needs
There is a lot of “we must look after our own first” going around now that the refuggees from Syria are on …
Covered Nipples Reveal Truth
“The Creation of Eve”: A marble relief on the left pier of the façade of the cathedral in Orvieto, Italy. © Georges Jansoone …