The Lady of Culray
She was a landlords daughter Her lover not so grand It was illegal to be a Catholic You could not own your …
Our Never Had Romance
(Song – Music: Guillherme Schroeter – Lyrics: Tomás Ó Cárthaigh) I held her hand Just for one dance It was our very …
Three Magpies a Wedding Watched
To Geraldine & Joe, on the occasion of their wedding! There is an old Irish tradition that three magpies at a wedding …
Lovers of Bazdara
A Pashtun (Afghan) love story, of a couple who fell for each other at first sight, but were destined not to be …
Fishermens Tales
Castiglione’s advise on this, well known to Yeats, was literally taken to heart. The courtier must create an image of the beloved …
She Loved Not Him Who Her Father Chose
A poem I wrote some years back, on love, a disapproving family, and a tragedy of murder and suicide! which I now …
Monks Who Have Never Loved Will Never Understand
“How can you suffer because of something that doesn’t exist?” ~ Buddhist Monk Elyane S. Youssef met in Nepal Read her article …
Treasure Sleeps on Chest of All She Needs
There is a lot of “we must look after our own first” going around now that the refuggees from Syria are on …
Flight of Mad Sweeney
He flies over where the Devil could not walk Singing his mournful song of despair The places he has been and all …
Two Swans
Two swans swimming in the river cold Meet beak to beak together In love for life it is said These birds are …