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 …
Eve
I In the eyes of Eve was not Evil But a desire of love for to know, And the act of Adam …
The Watchers Awake Who Angered Their Master
They waited for their master And on sight called his name But the master was not happy When to his home he …
The Sad Broken Little Clock
There was a little clock That could not tell the time It could not keep the pace And could not ring or …
Gardener Philosophers Discuss Gardens of God
Gardeners two, to each other spoke, over the garden wall, One whose garden was lovely and neat, the other bare attended at …
Hands
On skin, they run, hands warm, voice soft Relax, enjoy, time it is yours But beer is dear, and time is money …
Silver Words from a Mouth of Iron
It is not he, the despised, but he who has returned… You knew me last when but a boy when I left, …
It, Not I
As some sort of abortion legislation is in the pipeline in Ireland after the Savita case, the pro-choice lobby are in their …
Non Plus Ultra
Non plus ultra, so the Spaniards said, Beyond horizon, no more to be found Last land on the face of the earth, …
The Woodcutter
The woodcutter with sharpened saw Went to the woods one day And he liked the timber that others scorned He ignored what …
The Woman Behind the Veil
She hides behind it as if ashamed Of the God given beauty she bears And at other women without it She in …
God Was Drunk on Porter
Drinking in a back street bar On the wrong side of town Swaying on a bar stool Gulping his drink down Shouting …
The Devil Quoting Scripture
Here is a little poem I wrote condemning all the self righteous craw thumping anti-immigrant anti-socialist so called Catholics and Protestant who …
The Banishment from the Garden
The Lord looked down and saw man The man who could not see That he was naked as when born And that …
Snakes All Around Us
Readers of these pages from Ireland will be familiar with Fr Brian D’Arcy’s “”A Little Bit of Religion”” column in the Sunday …