Matchsticks in the Wind
Mankind, and what we build, In the rage of nature, no matter how strong, Or how big, but matchsticks in the wind, …
Walking the Line
In the cold hard days of winter, hours long, and the sun no more does shine, Workers resolved to fight for fair …
War and Poppies
In Flanders fields, and Kandahar, In deepest Afghanistan, Poppies bloom, the Flowers of War, Blossom of the Savagery of Man. In the …
We All Walk the Same Road
April 8th is the International Day of Roma, and the day we remember the Romany victims of the holocaust.Though thankfully things are …
Blog – Savita, a Tragedy of Errors and the Abortion Issue
The Savita case is a tragedy of errors that ought never have happened, and while no-one has been blamed as responsible as such – …
To Have Love is to Have the World
To have love is to have the world By some men it is said But what when you lose it And the …
Lit Candles Don’t Commemorate A Self Immolator Great
Inappropriate, the guide girl said Is the offering in memory made Of one man who was not afraid To show his dissent …
Farewell 2012 – Bring on 2013!!!
As we bid farewell to 2012, we look forward with renewed vigor to the coming year of 2013. We survived yet again …
Dusky Aphrodite of the Smiling Eyes
She was the loudest and the most beautiful Her smile came from the soul Through the eyes as much as through the …
Celts Fear Not the Worlds End
Some folk fear the end of times Us Celts – of it we do not fear Symbols are what we say they …
From the Womb She Speaks
Abortion promotes women’s rights we are told – forgetting that at least half the victims of abortion are female, even more where …
Guerencia
They fled in terror as from the sky… Rained death, and wondered why And how the world to this had come As …
Radiation Will Not Kill The World
As men drive forward in fear A machine bleep bleep’s a warning – slow! Danger is where no danger does appear Here …
Words Written in Anger and Anguish (Anne Sexton)
As Sexton slowly slid out of control, a feature of her writing was to go to free verse from rhyme. With words …
Tullamore Rhymers at Open Heart House
The organizer and MC kicks off the event.Yesterday, I had the privilege of giving one poem as a contribution to an arts …
Why Is She On My Mind?
Why she is on my mind Who lives so far away I to forget her a way cannot find, As I think …
Get into the Rhythm Baby
Its a clickety clack, and the beat is back… It is the new urban beat… Its like an urban anthem, of a …
Two Magpies on Stephens Green
Two magpies seen on Stephens Green One seen before the other I thinking it sorrow meant I looked quickly for another And …
Vör tuyg keymen sey
Vör tuyg keymen sey uut ’t water ruut, stünden up ’t land – elk vagel, elk minsch, elk ding eyn steed’ twüschen …