God Is
God is otherwise there would
Be nothing existing
Neither myself nor what
I here propose…
‘Is’ is eternally beyond existence!
Existence is a secondary reality
Which derives from is who is
The Creator of... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 71 Views added 6 years ago
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Oh, let’s adore and praise the
Eucharist who was born as
The Son of God to Mary an
Immaculate Jewish maiden.
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Oh Jesus, our Saviour,
God with us on our way
Crucified and risen
To bring us to eternity.
~
By giving us yourself
Prior to your... – by Liam Ó Comain | 97 Views added 6 years ago
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A piece of verse which led me to the love of poetry
Was composed and contained: “The woods are lonely,
Dark and deep, and I have promises to keep, and miles
To go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep…”.
~
The latter permeated my... – by liam | 111 Views added 6 years ago
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I am an Irish republican for my nation is prevented
From self- determining our own future because of British military and political occupation.
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Arising from the latter circumstances many
Of our people have been slaughtered by
Britain’s... – by Liam O Comáin | 92 Views added 6 years ago
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The Irish republican tradition must return
To the reality of truth and as a political
Movement abandon all 'isms' which
Prevents the development of
Authentic republican unity.
Otherwise freedom and unity
For the welfare of the nation... – by Liam Ó Comain | 46 Views added 6 years ago
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A personal relationship with our loving God
Is what humanity requires in this era of evil.
A growth in our being of God’s nature via
The Eucharist is what’s required for... – by Liam Ó Comain | 361 Views added 6 years ago
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A little bird displaying a red breast
Pays a visit to our small garden-
Whether the visitor is the same on each
Occasion I am not sure but it appears to be
Seeking food and from the instance of
Arrival it observes what appears to be all
From our... – by Liam Ó Comain | 73 Views added 6 years ago
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Not much of a part time gardener
Although in latter years I have given
The hobby more time.
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The various colors of growth I view and
Enjoy as when as a child I observed and
Experienced the mystique of the rising
And the setting of the sun.
~... – by Liam Ó Comain | 43 Views added 6 years ago
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(Saint Teresa Of... – by Liam Ó Comain | 74 Views added 6 years ago
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(For Sile)
On the beautiful island of Ireland
She was born- a medium sized female
Whose person reflected the loving
Nature of Our... – by Liam O Comáin | 35 Views added 6 years ago
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He has delivered milk to our family for years
In fact I recall him with bottles of milk
When I was very young
And like him I am getting on
But as I look back I recall
An old wooden cart
Occasional led by a horse
Or a donkey.
…
~
At present, however,... – by Liam Comáin | 170 Views added 6 years ago
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As he dug the spring soil I felt
That he was a part of it,
Perhaps arising from the
Fact of fifty years as a gardener.
~
In fact as it occurred he appeared
To be unaware of where he actually
Was, or what he was, for he appeared
In a world of his... – by Liam Ó Comain | 97 Views added 6 years ago
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She wandered about the streets
Of the city and there were not
Many days that she could not
Be seen whatever the weather.
~
Her self-imposed duty to feed
The wildlife- mainly birds whose
Number were varied and many
Picking around to gather food.
~... – by Liam Ó Comain | 68 Views added 6 years ago
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On the island of Ireland
God ordained that ‘Little
Nellie’ would be born and
In her short life witness to
His Son in the Eucharist.
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A little girl open to sainthood
Because of her love for Jesus
As the Bread of Life and her
Love of those who... – by Liam Ó Comain | 27 Views added 6 years ago
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There are persons who are true
Followers of the Christian Faith
To the extent that their lives
Concur, almost, with the
Commitment of Jesus.
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Numbers unknown but their
Existence has prevailed since
Jesus offered himself as the
Bread of Life and... – by Liam Ó Comain | 50 Views added 6 years ago
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What we call existence
Originates with God but
Using the term ‘exist’
In relation to God is
Irrelevant: for God
As the source of existence
Is beyond his Creation.
Which implies that God’s
Nature is good, in fact, it
Is in accord with the Bible... – by Liam Ó Comain | 334 Views added 6 years ago
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As Our Lady’s “Yes” to the Archangel
Gabriel brought us eternal salvation the flow
Of Grace within Medugorje confirms the
Authenticity of her apparitions not far
From the church of St.James.
~
Lourdes, Fatima, Knock, and many others
But it... – by Liam Ó Comain | 101 Views added 6 years ago
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It is cold in Derry, tonight,
From the east a wind blows
And I’m glad I have shoes,
Otherwise an agonising
Experience for my feet.
~
But that area of my body
Is one that is not isolated,
For the cold permeates all
Of my being in-spite of the... – by Liam Ó Comain | 126 Views added 6 years ago
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April is here,
The old 'fool's day'
Has gone by,
And the sky
Above is magic
To the eye...
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As I drive along
The roads I perceive
And enjoy the awaited
Growth of various plants
And flowers that I have
Treasured since a child.
~
A month mistaken for... – by Liam Ó Comain | 61 Views added 6 years ago
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The Jesus Revolutionary
Is a part of the Body of Christ ,
The latter a Mystical Reality based
Upon the ‘truth’ that God, Our Creator,
Sent his Word via His Spirit who is Love
To become part of humanity via the
Immaculate Womb of our Mother, ... – by Liam Ó Comain | 99 Views added 6 years ago
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I believe in God
For I have belief
In myself…
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I am because God is!
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I could not write
This confession
If I did not exist.
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I am because God is!
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But the fact of you
Reading it confirms
I am and you are.
~
We are because God is!... – by Liam Comáin | 358 Views added 6 years ago
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From toiling in the glen of reasoning and on
The hill of revelation I offer a basket of fruit
Which will answer a question relating to
Truth and its moment in the field of life.
~
A pursuer of truth by clearing, ploughing,
Harrowing the bogs... – by Liam Comáin | 91 Views added 6 years ago
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Oh Mother you are the Roisin
Of my heart and it is my hope
That through my behaviour
We will never depart…
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I always need you, Mother,
For you are the tabernacle
Of Your son, Jesus, our Lord
Who freed us from all sin.
~
Oh, Mother, I know you... – by Liam Comáin | 330 Views added 6 years ago
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The Myth Of Atheism.
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Those persons who believe and state
That “There is no God!” always fail
At supporting their contention re
‘Atheism’ because it is irrational…
~
In their use of speech they appear
To be unaware that their opinion
Must... – by Liam Comáin | 83 Views added 6 years ago
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THE PROTESTANT REPUBLICAN.
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I am proud to be a Protestant
As I am proud to be Irish
As I am proud to be a republican
In the pursuit of Irish freedom.
~
This admission I now make for we
Are victims of religious propaganda
Formed in order to ensure... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 116 Views added 7 years ago
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I am proud to be a Protestant
As I am proud to be Irish
As I am proud to be a republican
In the pursuit of Irish freedom.
~
This admission I now make for we
Are victims of religious propaganda
Formed in order to ensure the
Continuing partition... – by Liam Comáin | 62 Views added 7 years ago
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Born in the City of Derry by the Foyle
Michael Divine loved his country and
Its people to the extent that he died
During a ‘hunger strike’ protest
Against Britain’s refusal to leave Ireland.
~
The cross of life Michael bore was a heavy one
For his... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 108 Views added 7 years ago
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The baby born at Bethlehem
Derived from God’s Holy Spirit
And a Jewish virgin called Mary
Who replied “Yes” to a request
From Our Father conveyed by
Gabriel an Archangel…
~
Named Jesus- in translation
The ‘Saviour’- an indication
Of his role in... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 67 Views added 7 years ago
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Our mother mary is the mother of jesus.
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Oh mary- the mother of jesus- is also our
Mother who was ordained by the blessed
Trinity of god, our father, through the
Holy spirit to bring about our saviour:
The loving source of our redemption.
~
An... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 179 Views added 7 years ago
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Oh my lovely County Derry
I am aware of your calling
Across that wide expanse
Of our fair planet earth.
~
A sound occurrence which
Happens frequently since
I departed from the land of
The Gael those long years ago.
~
A reality which brings tears... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 122 Views added 7 years ago
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I have no doubt that Sister Clare is a welcome resident to Our Saviour’s Saintly abode. In fact my spirit perceives
A saint from Derry alongside the River Foyle whom we all can call upon to help us on our journey.
~
Oh, Sister Clare, what I have... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 131 Views added 7 years ago
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As I think of You, Mary,
Falling snow flakes
Flow through my thoughts
As does the colour of milk
From the udder of an Irish
Cow…
~
As if the colour of snow and
Of milk related to your immaculate
Purity. As when I observe a chestnut
Unwrapped... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 126 Views added 7 years ago
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Oh, Our Divine and Loving Mercy,
I perceive You as a Stag bearing wounds
From the evil filled transgressions of
Myself and others who have lost touch
With the reality of contemplation at
The heart of human existence.
~
For arising from the flow of... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 67 Views added 7 years ago
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Oh, play it again, oh, play it again…
There is something there that I recall, a
Fleeting melody, a snatch of tune.
An old refrain that calls forth
From inner depths,
A chord so moving,
So clothed in beauty,
So much in harmony,
Something lacking... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 75 Views added 7 years ago
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(To the memory of Padraíc MacPíaraís.)
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An Irish mother and an English father were ordained
By God to give birth to a person of political renown- a
Patriot of the Irish nation who in nineteen and sixteen
Was executed under the auspices of the... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 42 Views added 7 years ago
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Oh, let us salute and admire our Provisional Volunteers
Who bravely fought, suffered, and died for our native
Land, whether on the Field of Battle or in the hell hole
Of Long Kesh …
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In doing so let us reject those within the Provos who by... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 94 Views added 7 years ago
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(To the memory of
Patrick Pearse.)
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I have always wanted to converse with you,
Pádraig, for your writings fascinated me from
Early in my youth and, of course, the French
Author's book helped me to enter into your
Psyche in a most... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 60 Views added 8 years ago
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(For A Friend)
I am an Ulster born non-Catholic
And my allegiance is to the land of
My birth encircled by the lovely
And at times rough Irish... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 105 Views added 8 years ago
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Oh, if it was another country
Where I first saw light of day
I doubt if any could compare
With the land of Irish clay.
~
For my homeland is a treasure
Lapped daily by the Irish sea
An island of culture and of beauty
And the only place for me.
~
Oh!... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 47 Views added 8 years ago
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Along the streets of the Bogside
He went into battle for the same
Cause as Pearse on that Easter
So grand and his blood splashed
A road side as a helicopter flew
Over the offering of another life
To free our partitioned land.
~
And in the wake of... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 102 Views added 8 years ago
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Gerry and Martin-
What an absurdity!
Moral justification for the existence of two Irish... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 52 Views added 8 years ago
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Life has its ups and downs
As we all have experienced
But what a wonderful reality
We all share- if we are objective.
~
The joy of a child's birth and the
Death of a parent reflects the
Mystery of life with its positive
And its negative aspects.
~... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 88 Views added 8 years ago
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Oh! how often do we recall
All those women and men
Who planned, fought, suffered,
And died to remove the invader
From our native land?
~
An objective yet to be achieved
But prevails at this very moment
And if Britain continues to deny
Democracy,... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 55 Views added 8 years ago
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Since Britain first invaded our shores
As a nation we have never experienced
Freedom although across the generations
Many have fought and died for our country's
Liberation...
~
An heroic event was the Easter Rising of 1916
For it ensured that... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 146 Views added 8 years ago
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No dogs
Bark
Nor people
Smile.
Broken
Hearts
And
Silence
For
The... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 59 Views added 8 years ago
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From toiling in the glen of reasoning and on
The hill of revelation I offer a basket of fruit
Which will answer a question relating to the
Concept of truth and its existence in the field
Of life.
~
A pursuer of truth by clearing, ploughing, ... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 100 Views added 8 years ago
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From the western isle of Ireland
They came forth unveiling
The culture of the Gael.
~
It being the city of Derry
Who gave them birth
And their growth did prevail.
~
For they entertained throughout
The globe where many loved
Their music, songs, and... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 158 Views added 8 years ago
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Remove our national flag from the
Mast you betraying 'Provisionals',
For you have replaced our Tricolour
With Britain’s imperial ‘Union Jack’.
~
For in your hands our ‘Tricolour’
Was contaminated- our national flag
Which enshrouded the remains of... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 64 Views added 8 years ago
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I praise You,Lord,
As my Creator;
I praise You,Lord,
As my Redeemer;
I praise You,Lord,
As my Sanctifier;
O Lord,my God,
I praise You-
Oh! most blessed
Trinity I praise... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 69 Views added 8 years ago
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A Mystical Revolution,
Endorsed by Our Creator
Is what our species and
Creation require
At... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 303 Views added 8 years ago
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After midnight into the wee hours
Composing upon sheets of paper
Or a school jotter.
Still at primary school and,as the
Images and the thoughts became
Verse, I felt... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 37 Views added 8 years ago
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Earth is full of them- that is poets.
Too many to refer to here so reference
Will be restricted to a brief number
Of bards from the poetic soil of Paddy.
Of course Yeats arrives 'Down By The
Sally Gardens' and the 'Lake Isle Of... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 97 Views added 8 years ago
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There is an Irish male artist
On 'IrishTV' television
With an artistic ability
Which is truly amazing.
His name is David Willis and
An aspect of his art, which I
Enjoy, is the fact that I observe
Him in the process of artistic... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 90 Views added 8 years ago
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(Amergin- a poet of Ireland's mythological tradition.)
~
often responding to the muse
through personal experience
like a blackbird singing
in whatever context of life
am I possessed I once thought
must I yield to artistic... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 377 Views added 8 years ago
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(Íosa- pronounced as Eesa- that is 'Jesus' in the Irish Language.)
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!!! LOVE ! IS ALL !!!
IT IS ALL THAT HUMANITY REQUIRES; AND
ÍOSA IS THE SOWER, VIA THE SPIRIT OF GOD,
THE TREASURE OF LOVE ACROSS THE LAND OF
CREATIVE... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 36 Views added 8 years ago
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In response to the call
Which they hear
In their hearts
Many have
Withdrawn
To enclosures
Of emptiness,
Solitude, and... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 31 Views added 8 years ago
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Sacred
Stepping stones
To contemplation
Step by step
Into the depths
Of our being
In solitude
And... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 116 Views added 8 years ago
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Like Marilyn’s dress
Your seed was lifted
By the wind,
I assume,
And left high
On the College... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 83 Views added 8 years ago
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It was as if she
Was the reason
For my life
For I saw
No one else.
A dark haired
And a tender bloom
The love of my dreams
Strolling alongside
A local flow.
A short skirt she wore
With a long back slit
Showing a tender ... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 93 Views added 8 years ago
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For ages my call went forth
Yet many remained unmoved
Ignoring my thirst to be loved.
Upon the wood renewing
But some bore hearts
Of stone while giving my
All on that hill almost... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 395 Views added 8 years ago
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I have not retained a photograph
Of my parents except that which
Hangs in my memory: Mother sits
In an armchair and Father stands
Erect by her side where flowers
Bloom near to her feet and by a
Lattice wall there is a butterfly
Flying around... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 52 Views added 8 years ago
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Old memories tug at my heart
Bringing a tear rush to each eye
As I think of you upon observing
The springtime sky.
Down memory lane I tread,
There we are all together,
Those years of joy and happiness
In the company of dear... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 78 Views added 8 years ago
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(In memory of Mairtin O Direain)
drifting gulls
track a team
a mhairtin
wild flowers
clutter the soil
sheets flutter
from the west
your... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 108 Views added 8 years ago
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It begins on an Irish mountain and
Down to Lough Foyle it does flow,
My own fair wee Derry river which
Is known by the name of the... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 95 Views added 8 years ago
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(For... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 86 Views added 8 years ago
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mystical silence lights flick on
to bicycles and board games
dolls and other toys
brought by father christmas
to joyful girls and boys
the time for given presents
on the birthday of a king
wrapped in swaddling clothes
and presented by a... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 386 Views added 8 years ago
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Oh listen to Mary the Mother of Our Saviour
For the messages she conveys 'is always
Permeated with truth'. Which, through time,
Will be confirmed for all of us...
~
For to influence the clergy is an important
Means of controlling them and for 'the... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 55 Views added 8 years ago
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As I knelt in prayer
Your presence
Drew my attention
From the tabernacle.
Your small auburn head
Beneath a silk scarf
Became my focus.
At communion I followed
Your walk feeling a pull
Within my... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 354 Views added 8 years ago
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Like a fruit from foreign pastures
The moon hangs above the hills,
There is a sharpness in the breeze
And long gone are the... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 112 Views added 8 years ago
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The Lament
Flow sweetly on your way, oh gentle river,
Move gracefully on your way as you flow;
For my love lies asleep beside your waters
In a grave beneath white lilies in a... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 114 Views added 8 years ago
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As The Oak Lies In The Acorn
* As the oak lies in the acorn so
poetry comes from everyday life... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 50 Views added 8 years ago
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(Che Guevara O Loinsig,
In a part of his writings implied
that we could change economic
and social structures tomorrow
but unless we succeed in changing
the hearts of humanity
all would be in... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 77 Views added 8 years ago
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Vincent
(Vincent van Gogh- one of my favourite
artists)
Night was important
Lack of light compensated
Through visual
Memory.
The principle of contrast
And the influence
Of Delacroix
Cypresses, olive trees,
Mountains, the... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 331 Views added 8 years ago
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Stocky and middle aged
With an Irish tweed cap
To shade from the sun
Churning soil
And revealing
Clods glinting
Smelling of tractor oil
In a spring field
Accompanied by an
Occasional mumbling... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 40 Views added 8 years ago
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Bear his body
To the Sperrins
Those mountains
Of the north
Lay him at rest
Where the heather
Draws the butterflies
And the bees
Where he dug
Black gold
Drank buttermilk
And ate scones
Where the sun
Burnt him brown
And the rain
Sought his... – by Liam Ó Comáin | 108 Views added 8 years ago
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