Mother Duck
As part of the #twistednurseryrhyme challenge from “Pandora’s Box of Horrors” and “We PAW Bloggers” groups on Facebook, where a nursery rhyme …
To Bury A Cat
I many be known yet for my cat poems – we recently lost one of the house cats that strayed in and out. It returned to die where it was born… cats are more loyal than we think… #Radimires #CatPoem #Cats #CatsofRenmore
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 …
Shannon, Silver Goddess, Flow To Sea
Shannon, silver goddess, flow to sea And life bring you with thee To the oceans loud and proud swell Thy waters come, …
Who Has a Welcome From All At Banagher Horse Fair?
There went out the question from one who was not yet there About the month of September and the Banagher Horse Fair …
Black Swan on the Claddagh
The black swan still swims on the Claddagh, showing example to our people as times of heightened tensions have seen attacks on …
Walking Among a Host of Faded Daffodils at Lough Atalia
And all at once I saw a crowd / A host of dark yellow wilted daffodils… With apologies to #wordsworth #loughatalia seen …
Shin Rin Yoku
The only “Bards in the Woods” I managed to attend was a few years back, in Mullinaleaghta in Longford, where John Wilmott …
When Man Plays God
China had a campaign using the best science of the time to kill vermin, most notably the sparrow, and a plague 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 …
War with the Whin
“Whin” is the word for furze in Hiberno English and Ulster Scots in the northern half of Ireland (North Leinster and Connacht, …
Morning Caw of the Jackdaw
The jackdaws call in the morning Before the sun streaks the sky From tree, or other perch, loud it echos We listening, …
Whiff of Scandal – Government, Orgies, Dead Pigs, Talking to Bees and about the Homeless – At the Cinema watching Legend
The Krays are the stuff of, as the film title suggests, legend, and it was a must see when the film of …
A Cat and I
Next door to our house in Banagher was McIntyre (then it was Deanes), and one of their cats was up a tree …
No Money in Saving Lives
The world in places a desert Where water does not flow, Water flows down so deep Where no mere well drilling rig …
Two Dogs Having An Argument
By a pole scratching fiercely At another it starts to bark To be met with more doggy abuse Not heard since the …
The Arid Earth
The arid earth, the white man sees No water, reason of life And walks led by legend of inner sees Brings on …
Magpies
In times of trial once upon a time When lost for direction myself did find While walking away the woes of life …
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 …
Queen Bee and the Drones
She flies higher, the queen bee, on the dance of death, of lust and love Till she burns out the drones who …