We Are But Passing Through
History, crumbles, before our eyes And walking past, we wonder not Someday, for all that we are We too, like those who …
Give to Me a Bawdy and Loud Lady
Give to me a bawdy and loud lady One who dances, swears and sings Who loves my friends the more for their …
Look to the Heavens Not
Men, wise and foolish, who look for hope With mankind they despise Pray to Gods and spirits unknown The dwell above in …
Piecing together the JIGSAW for Mental Health in Offaly
Death walks among us. In every town and village in Ireland, in all communities, even the Irish Traveller community in which it …
All That Jazz
A video posted by Thomas Carty (@tomjcarty) on Feb 23, 2015 at 5:30pm PST Notes drift to the Dublin night air Soul …
Caress of Barbed Wire
The caress of barbed wire For a while causes pain But keeps the beast in the field So it can remain Where …
Quiet Hours Passing Slowly
Quiet hours passing slowly Day that was young is getting older And a day that was never warm With a growing breeze …
Out of Tune
No fingers now draw from it chords That it once formed, each one like words Now only insects and birds Dwell among …
A Fool, By Dreams, He Lives His Life
A fool, by dreams, he lives his life And wonders why nothing comes true Little he tries, as his life away he …
A Tale of Two Wolves
The Germans a story tell American natives tell one like it as well Of two wolves that in us dwell In each …
The Ride
Getting cleaned up to get dirty The lecherous to the uptight Young folk, auld folk, all folk Hoping to score tonight. Getting …
Yearn Not For Yesterday
Ah, yes, in times gone by All, it was far better then A time of chivalry and ceremony A time of ladies …
Give to Me an Angry Sea
Give to me an angry sea When I am old, not strong like now And at my happiest I will be Should …
Same Bus – New Faces
Changing places, same seats, A smile greets on boarding, no more the girl from Dunnes – Or that man who worked at …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Images of Christmas
Songs sang, bells ringing, Turkey dinners, and more of goose, Hymns and carols, choirs singing, Puddings, drink, presents of little use, All …
Elegy – Sweet Afton
It was just another brand Just another cigarette Nothing of which to be proud Or noteworthy, but yet To those who with …