Tag: Ireland (page 1 of 3)

Madam :-

most everywhere that ... when/if
breaks ... clouds appear ... someone
honestly enough exclaims ... their
made-up tales ... instincts widely
fields sown reaped ... loves lights
crossed ... solemnity comes to us like
consecutive lived truths ... we then
made escapes ... reinvented ... for
the wheels of death tracks ... wished
rather ... wait for lives days slowly
hereafter with burning ... the kindled
to be carefully burnt ... over-wander
to satisfy vows ... living surprises help
& how is that ... says immediately ...
suddenly through sunshine ... they
find ... you peoples unfortunate?

Yours, etc.

a steady supply of singers
songwriters buskers and dancers
a shortage of accompaniment
readers small change and steps

a melodious air of sorrows
entropy usefulness and delight
a shortage of handkerchiefs
space horizons and encounters

this entire (knows if a smile
suggests tragedy broken glass
betrays midnight solitary is
the last aran wicker basket

weaver the busker's very first
coin dangled like bait in his
upturned hat an atlantic breeze
against an invisible harp string

18 fields (sites, battlegrounds)
17 banners (standards, uniforms)
16 bands (spartan, militaristic)
15 ribbons (loose, fluttering)
14 sashes (bright, coloured)
13 clouds (grey, foreboding)
12 drums (clipped, regimental)
11 fires (effigies, crackers)
10 rows (deep, breasted)
 9 steps (slippery, barnacled)
 8 hours (waiting, working)
 7 days (blessed, counting)
 6 rounds (fired, targeted)
 5 friends (rioting, missing)
 4 slogans (graffiti, shouting)
 3 leaders (inspired, pathological)
 2 winds (changing, dying)
 1 blow (kingdoms, coming)

here - the incessant sounds of
trucks reversing safety switches
valves clips iron foundries kids
nothing but the shields against a

frightened forewarned oblivion -
blast bombs spherical footfalls
or death stars just as vulnerable
to teenage kicks or malfunctions

spare the women & the marshals
the ignominy of water cannons -
let your fused chroming minds
roam across deserted carriageways

the parade grounds of historical
accidents purposes stolen hates
dim causes shadow boxing with the
kids who didn't go to peace camp