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Irish girl,
trades in vows
and broken things,

stands tall in the choir
to sing:

Come home,
take refuge

From your pain

He knows you,
He loves you,

Come home

[Refrain]

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simply musical

(I'm seeing River Dance)

thank you


River Dance?
great leaping leipreacháns!

i was reading about northern ireland
the tune materialized

~westie

"trades in vows
and broken things"

is a beautiful line

it opens pictures in my mind

lovely piece!

When I think of "River Dance," I think of fast and furious and full of unstoppable energy. This poem doesn't remind me of that at all.

It is musical, yes, but more in a mellow, balladic way.

The lines LR quoted were the lines I was going to quote, too. Very nice!

Made me homesick for Ireland.

Seems like I been homesick all my life.

I liked your poem mucho grande westie.

thanks doreen i'm glad you like it. i really like the sing song/ballad-ish effect you and LRod refer to.

jack, i long for Ireland too but have never been. my ancestors are Irish. i was adopted and raised by a 1st generation canadian scotsman and his american wife. but me blood boils!

~westie

very beautiful - the lines have a strong and simple elegance. your photo is neato and the poem superb.

thank you dno

the greeks and the irish have saved the world many times over!!!



~westie

drops & words
uilleann pipes in the wind
(the choir in her head)
she treads


beautiful poem, westcoast!!!!!!

tx Arcadia, what a great image you share



~westie

thank you, Jack. i read and really enjoyed the poem and the pic she posted.

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a few years back, i was able to visit the dock in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada where my ancestors would have landed with whatever they were able to bring with them from Ireland. it was an emotional experience. i felt an erie deja vu in the great open receiving area.

~westie

Westie wrote:

the greeks and the irish have saved the world many times over!!!

true

On an unrelated personal note I wonder to myself what have the Jews done for the world lately?

I am a first generation north american, I am the wretched refuse of Europe's teaming shores.

lovely poem westie
for some reason I hear Joni Mitchell singing in the background.

I like this too, being Irish and all.
It's true, traded vows, and broken things, yes plenty.
Refuge?
Who needs it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
heh.

Very nice read
I really dug it

H