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Non Rhyming Poems, Page 2

Same Bus – New Faces

Changing places, same seats, A smile greets on boarding, no more the girl from Dunnes – Or that man who worked at …

Ogham Kenning

A “kenning” is a piece of poetry or prose used to remember the order of letters, alphabets or similar lists. A is …

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 …

In Paris Town

In Paris town lives a lady Maybe drinks coffee in a cafe Dark hair, nice smile, long legs Well it is I …

Hands

On skin, they run, hands warm, voice soft Relax, enjoy, time it is yours But beer is dear, and time is money …

It, Not I

As some sort of abortion legislation is in the pipeline in Ireland after the Savita case, the pro-choice lobby are in their …

December 8th 2011

Cold wet soil of winter Is now her bed, darkness Eternal, wooden case embraces The body now still, but she Feels not …

Sleeping They Lie

Sleeping They lie silent And the modern world Ignorant of them Plots and plans To tear through their restplace As a walkway …

Aftermath of Tara

Chaos all around, word wrecked When you do ill to the dead It comes back on you So it is said Some …

What Is Not to Be

Some things are not to be: Winning the lottery And other such things Man can live without For man can live As …

Rain Fell On Parting Dancers

As rain fell I turned, she walked The other direction. And the worlds greatest love story Ended Having never began. She was …

Beloved She Was But Knew Not

Empty she left my heart And gone, now her laughter echoes Which no one can hear. My heart cries Tears wash away …

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 …

A Poet Tries Not to Write in Rhyme

I got mixed feelings on writing in non rhyming verse, and while I do every so often, I rebel against the current …

Out They Came

Out from the water they came they stood upon the land Every bird, every person, every thing Somewhere between Antartica and Galway. …

The Dreams of De Valera

It is empty, the road, now There is no music, or sport. The young girls, beautiful, At dance, they are not. The …