Ancomanach's Poems

Here's the list of poems submitted by ancomanach  —  There are currently 75 poems total — keep up the great work!

God Is

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

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The Verse Of The Eucharist

~
Oh, let’s adore and praise the
Eucharist who was born as
The Son of God to Mary an
Immaculate Jewish maiden.
~
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

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Verse from primary school.

~~~
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

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I'M an irish republican

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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.
~
Arising from the latter circumstances many
Of our people have been slaughtered by
Britain’s...

by Liam O Comáin

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The truth will set us free

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

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Let Us Nourish Mysticism.

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

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A lovely part of folklore

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

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The urban gardner

~~~
Not much of a part time gardener
Although in latter years I have given
The hobby more time.
~
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

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To the woman of the pots and the pans…

(Saint Teresa Of...

by Liam Ó Comain

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The old woman of beauty

(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

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The milkman

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

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The gardener

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

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The old woman of the birds

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

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Little nellie

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.
~
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

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Sister aloysius from dungiven

There are persons who are true
Followers of the Christian Faith
To the extent that their lives
Concur, almost, with the
Commitment of Jesus.
~
Numbers unknown but their
Existence has prevailed since
Jesus offered himself as the
Bread of Life and...

by Liam Ó Comain

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God Is...

~~~
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

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The ballad of medugorje.

~~~
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

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Cold in derry.

~~~
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

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April's Arrival

April is here,
The old 'fool's day'
Has gone by,
And the sky
Above is magic
To the eye...
~
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

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The jesus revolutionary

~~~
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

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I believe in god.

~~~
I believe in God
For I have belief
In myself…
~
I am because God is!
~
I could not write
This confession
If I did not exist.
~
I am because God is!
~
But the fact of you
Reading it confirms
I am and you are.
~
We are because God is!...

by Liam Comáin

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I offer you all a basket of truth

~~~
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

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To maria rosa mystical

~~~
Oh Mother you are the Roisin
Of my heart and it is my hope
That through my behaviour
We will never depart…
~
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

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The myth of atheism

The Myth Of Atheism.
~~~
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

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The Protestant Republican

THE PROTESTANT REPUBLICAN.
~~~
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

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A Protestant Republican

~~~
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

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Michael divine- a republican revolutionary.

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

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The baby of salvation

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

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Our mother mary is the mother of jesus

Our mother mary is the mother of jesus.
~~~
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

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My fair county derry

~~~
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

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Sister clare

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

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Thoughts of you, mary.

~~~~~~~
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

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A Word With The Wounded Stag

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

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An irish air of beauty.

~~~
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

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The ballad of patrick pearse

(To the memory of Padraíc MacPíaraís.)
~~
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

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The provisional martyrs

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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 …
~
In doing so let us reject those within the Provos who by...

by Liam Ó Comáin

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To p

~~~~~~~
(To the memory of
Patrick Pearse.)
~~~
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

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Proud to be irish

(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

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The ballad of ireland

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

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The derry volunteer

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

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The irish question

Gerry and Martin-
What an absurdity!
Moral justification for the existence of two Irish...

by Liam Ó Comáin

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The mystery of life

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

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The irish martyrs

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

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The fight for irish freedom

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

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The Wake Of Bloody Sunday

No dogs
Bark
Nor people
Smile.

Broken
Hearts
And
Silence
For
The...

by Liam Ó Comáin

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The basket of truth

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

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The little gaelic singers

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

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Irish national betrayal

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

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The Poem Of Praise

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

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The way forward for humanity

A Mystical Revolution,
Endorsed by Our Creator
Is what our species and
Creation require
At...

by Liam Ó Comáin

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Unlike The Cuckoo...

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

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A bucketful

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

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The Artist Of Irish TV

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

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On The Path Of Amergin

(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

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Love is

(Íosa- pronounced as Eesa-
 that is 'Jesus' in the Irish Language.)
~~~

!!! 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

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Pursuing Ultimate Reality

In response to the call
Which they hear
In their hearts
Many have
Withdrawn
To enclosures
Of emptiness,
Solitude, and...

by Liam Ó Comáin

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Contemplative Rosary

Sacred
Stepping stones
To contemplation

Step by step
Into the depths
Of our being
In solitude
And...

by Liam Ó Comáin

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On St.Columb's Wall

Like Marilyn’s dress
Your seed was lifted
By the wind,
I assume,
And left high
On the College...

by Liam Ó Comáin

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Along The Riverside

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

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God's Thirst

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

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A Photograph

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

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Upon Observing The Springtime Sky

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

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From The West

(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

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The Ballad Of The Roe

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

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To Paint In Words

(For...

by Liam Ó Comáin

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The Christmas Gift

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
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Oh,Listen To Mary!

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

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Puppy Love

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

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The Season Of The Harvest

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

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The Lament

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

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As The Oak Lies In The Acorn

As The Oak Lies In The Acorn

* As the oak lies in the acorn so
poetry comes from everyday life...

by Liam Ó Comáin

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Che

(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
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Vincent

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

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Maíre Rua

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

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The Bogman

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
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