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Hunger In a Land of Plenty

There was hunger in a land of plenty When the troops came for the grain To feed others, in a distant land …

No Room at the Inn

She died alone, like a cow in a field, the papers wrote Nothing new there, comment passed as true as it was …

Lessons Learned from Bog Bodies

We live – or try to- in this our failed republic, The joys and sorrows that that brings, I read an article …

Dont Curse The Rain

Don’t curse the rain as it falls, Strives to spoil your walk, Rather, thankful for it let you be, When of the …

Hunger for Justice

Not for lines upon a map does he fight, With due respects for those who did, Not for military status does he …

Green Lights of Hope in Windows Burn

Green lights of hope in windows burn, As folk fight to save their homes, From faceless corporations and banks, Not conquering nations, …

When the Water Goes

There was a wise man who to panic began And he did not know what to do From the frost and the …

Aideens Grave

Raised by hands, set there in perfection The dead honoured, stones perfect placed Ash and bones, placed in affection Of the dead, …

Let Them Lie

Disturb not the bones of the dead! They sleep now, here, for all time to lie… It’s all they ask of those …

No More the Hammer Strikes the Anvil

No more the hammer strikes the anvil As the blacksmith discussed the news With the clients from the country As he hammered …

Among Friends to Lodge

I have stood among plenty To my hand not have had a coin Have not gone hungry: Blessed I: among friends to …

A March of Fools

Every July Drums beat Chests proud To fife and drum For freedom of faith And a battle won By one for that …

The Death of Knowledge

The scholars cast the four wild winds Only Death the last thing sure And now the Knowledge dwells within And at the …

In Praise of Cheese

Poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese. – G.K. Chesterton The answer to all of our problems Allows those …