Homesick

From the Faughan river valley
To Binevenaghs mighty brow
I love these roads to travel
Wish I could tread them now

To in an instant be propelled
Landing on that grassy slope
That overlooks Magilligan strand
Would be my greatest hope

To take the road to Donnybrewer
And walk down by the Foyle
To see the fields of Kerrs Pinks
Where my father used to toil

To listen to the Corncrake call
As it hides in the long hay
How many happy times were spent
Trying to glimpse her on my way

When you've walked up Kilnappy brae
You'll hear your legs complain
Saying don't you ever try to
Bring us up this way again

The walking up can wear us out
But when we turn around
The view that lays before us
Will never fail to us astound

The beauty of the patchwork quilt
Of fields enclosed with stone
The distant hills of Donegal
That was my parents' home

I miss not just the countryside
My family I miss dear
Many times I've spent just wishing
I was there or they were here