From A Distant Shore. Like a wave crashing upon countless shores A wild winter’s wind rages and roars  Leaving debris strewn across rocks and sand Creating patterns we can not understand Neither decipher nor read Rock and stone, pebbles and sea weed From ancient and forgotten places they hale Scattered seashells, sand and shale Each […]

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Last of the Leprechauns ! Have you ever met a Leprechaun ? I did once, he told me his name was Seán Surely you have heard of them in tales of old Of their riches and wealth and their elusive crocks of gold They can leave you with a blessing or a curse You never […]

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The Loss of Innocence and Wonder. The sound of laughter ripples through the air Children playing without a worry or care The slightest whisper of a breeze, in a cloudless sky A little girl’s eyes full of wonder, catches a beautiful butterfly Then giggles in delight as she watched it flutter away While the adults […]

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THE HOUND OF ULSTER. When Setanta was a young boy A hurling stick was his favourite toy He practised long and hard each day Learning the skills of the warrior’s way A hero, a legend, he would come to be A life of bloody battles, pain and tragedy The royal blacksmith Culainn, was hosting a […]

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 Another Fool. I should have known from the very start That you would be the one, to break my heart You held me captive from the moment we first met Oh how could I ever forget  The first time I saw you standing there Running your fingers through your long dark hair The way you […]

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And When your Dreams Turn to Dust. If only, could have and should have –  are all you can say The aspirations of yesterday become the regrets of today And when your dreams lie broken and shattered Leaving you confused and scattered The four winds whisper and sigh And you ask yourself why oh why […]

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The Dark of the Moon. The Silver Queen arises and wakes  Her celestial journey she undertakes Once again, from the dark of the moon  She dances in harmony and in tune A new moon will rise tomorrow night Gradually changing from darkness to light As she moves through the phases to first quarter Faint flickers […]

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A Lament for Fungie  – the Dingle Dolphin. Have you heard about Fungie, the Dingle Dolphin  Famous for his friendly antics and his cheeky grin Off  the Wild Atlantic Coast he was making his way Stopping off in Dingle, he decided to stay No one knows why, perhaps it was the boredom Perhaps it was […]

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I have been through Heaven and Hell And lived with many tales to tell Few could imagine, the wonders I have seen Or the joyful places I have been Nor have they felt the sorrow and the pain Of the wind and the storms and the winter rain Or the beauty of morning sunlight, glinting […]

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The Song of the Wind Chime. A blanket of snow lay on the ground A hushed silence for miles around As if the world has forgotten to speak Except for a chime so faint and so weak A soft breath of wind catches an old wind chime Caressing it gently, a memory of another time […]

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