Poem & Images - Ireland
66Ireland
the lights of Shannon
rise up to lighten my heart
my beloved Ireland
in sight once again
isolated pockets of light
remind me of your sense of space
so far from new york’s hysteria
and the gangrene of commercialism
though our lust to wander
may carry us here and there
the special greens of Ireland
know no competitor
often the fear of dying
far from your shore
like a body lost at sea
not able for that final wish
to feel the clay
through my fingers
before I join you
to burn in your evening sky
and to be scattered
in the soft wind
oh Ireland we are wedded
and whilst apart
pine as lovers
together yet apart
my beloved Ireland
I may leave you no more
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Images of Ireland
Patrick Kavanagh Poet
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thanks Iðunn ..and the photos are pretty good too :-)
muise
*blush*
I do love this poem, you know. it makes me miss Ireland too and I've never even been there.
thankyou Iðunn - any time I leave and go back I always say to myself ..not leaving again.. but then next thing I wake up in America or somewhere, must be doing something wrong...
hey I love this. I am from the Irish midlands live in Dublin now but I miss the midlands and my beloved Slieve Bloom mountain. Oh God I have tears falling
oh Irishdreamer you'll have me at it too, it's a long way from here to Ireland... make a pilgrimage to Slieve Bloom.. take a small smooth stone home then you will never be apart...
I love everything about this. I love Ireland, so green and pleasant.
"Gangrene of commercialism" is unique.
Please visit my poems at www.coralpoetry.blogspot.com
Regards,
Coral
thank you Coral, anytime I return to Ireland after working abroad I say I'm never going to leave again... maybe next time..
These are beautiful picture. I'm going to Ireland and can't wait. Thanks for sharing the poem and the pictures.
Go raibh maith agat
That's great, thanks Brenna, come in May, it is the best month and be sure to go to the west, Galway, Donegal, Achill Island...
it could be a Hotel California scenario... :-)
Iðunn 5 years ago
stunning