America Finds Its Voice Again
Enough rope given will cause the man To hang, who is greedy for rope – Such given caused a coup, impeachment Concession, …
Harps of Granard Had an Echo Far Away
Airs that filled the Granard air Echo to us this day Fingers danced on the taut strings Of the harps that the …
Year Has Past Like a Decade Gone
A year has passed, like a decade gone, It feels we have aged, Every one has a different take On the new …
We Are Not Each Others Enemy
Time long ago – a hundred years – in a land where welcomes were slim A team came together – Brother Walfrid, …
Turkeys Ghost Returns to Ruin Christmas Dinner
All was set for the Christmas The tinsel glistened on the tree, The star wasn’t even crooked As in other years all …
Hitting the Stage – Drama in Galway to help the Samaritans
My first stageplay, “Lapot” hit the virtual stage with an online reading of an extract of it by “Evas Echo” Theatre here …
Death Took The Poet While Writing
“Sullivan The Poet” as Michael Sullivan referred to himself, was a writer I came across online well over a decade ago. I …
Away in a Doorway
Just this week, homeless activists tied 56 black baloons outside Dail Eireann to highlight those who died while homeless in 2020 alone. …
I Surrounded Them Myself
One of the most bizarre – if true – stories from the American War of Independence tells of a Sergent McCarthy on …
Sitting Shoreside by Nabelwy Lake
Looking back through photos, a shot of Lough Nabelwy reminded me of one of my favourite walks in North Longford, and of …
Seeing Splinters as we Exit Level Five
We see the splinters in Americas eye Who from COVID19 have quarter of a million dead: Its smug to sneer Trump …
Envelope on the Floor at Christmas During COVID
To those who whom we do not write, It might be good to do so this year, For they may have no …
A Cry, Silent, In The Night
This little verse of faith I wrote some years back, and am putting online again. A cry, silent in the night, Taken …
Warning to Revolutionaries
Those who see the left as being anti family and of an agenda beyond workers rights see only those who took over …
Grateful to Vaccines
We today live no longer in fear, Of measles or the whooping cough, The mumps or chickenpox Because of vaccines at which …
Christmas Under COVID Lockdown in Ireland
We are hoping Ireland is not at Level 5 for Christmas, and that churches will be open for the Christmas. The verse …
The Waters Show No Mercy
Dedicated to the memory of Tom and Martin Oliver who lost their lives between Blackrock and Silver Strand yesterday. The waters show …
Leitrim of the Legends
“You’d think it was lovely if you didn’t know it” Said John Carty to John Carty one day… Though he loved the …
No Knocks on the Door at Halloween
For all those years, like the Grinch I was When all dressed up they’d be seen Going door to door looking for …
Driving to Dendermonde
I drove past fields where cattle grazed The roads were long and straight I looked at scenes familiar unfazed My mood melancholy …