Merlin Woods: Christmas Morning
I did not join they praying crowds In man built temples made of stone I did not go to pray as such …
Walking Past Adamnans Church in Birr
Its just another ruined church to some, but St Brendans Old Church in Birr is where a little known Irish saint wrote …
Swans on the Grand Canal at Tullamore
For all that’s wrong in the world, what to worry of we choose Ebola, and Al-Qaeda, all the nonsense in the news …
And None Had Passed That Way Before
And none had passed that way before At least not for a while And for the walker these trees and fences Prove …
I Wish Cows Would Say Hello, And Dogs Quiet Would Keep
While walking to Arvagh today, a cow jumped up and bolted in a field next to me and put the heart crossways …
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 …
Walking by Swans at Lough Sallagh
As if applause, a clap clap clap Echos the evening air As I walk past spectators And yet, there’s no-one there. It …
To Walk in Nature Is to Say A Prayer
To walk in nature is to say a prayer, – though no words we utter It says more of thanks for Gods …
Cairn Hill – Stanzas from the Summit
I stood there upon the summit After a long hard climb Looked down upon the land below To rest I took my …
Idle Thoughts While Walking in Sligo
There is little in lapping waves here where I walk, And mountains tall loom over houses, Neath a grey sky that fortells …
Walking in Autumn in Banagher
As falling are the leaves from the trees I walked along at my ease From nowhere to anywhere Having not a care …
A Woman Sweeping, Passed By A Poet
Her back to me as I passed by Her doorstep by her swept By a handbroom without a long handle Her home …
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, …
Two Words Between Strangers
“Dobar dan” said I to a stranger As at me the old man stared In a Calvin Klien T-Shirt that screamed AMERICA!!!! …
The Snowflake
In a snowstorm, myself I once found With the fields and the trees all white around Dressed in black on this carpet …