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My poems and musings capture and encapsulate some of my life journey. My favorite place is the Yukon along with the Western Arctic and Baffin Island. But truthfully, I saw nature's beauty in every landscape that I happened upon. Born and raised in County Wicklow, blessed with picturesque scenery, renowned for mining, milling and movies but that doesn’t feed a family and thus the need to migrate and grow

  February 2022     3 months ago

Submitted Poems 30 total

Son of a Miner

My Dad was raised in the town land of Tigroney,
Then later settled across the river in Ballygahan,
Native to Avoca, a picturesque valley, and his birthplace,
He never thought it necessary to emigrate away from this place.
Dad signed up to be a...

– by James Anthony Kenny

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Amherstburg

Rivertown, along the Detroit River,
Where the river and Erie do meet,
Summer is so warm, in winters do shiver,
Friendly are the people you meet,
“You’ll love it here” is the popular tweet.

Established and populated centuries ago,
Long before...

– by James Anthony Kenny

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Big Toe of Ontario

Come on down to the Big Toe of Ontario,
A peninsula west of Toronto.
Where waters run and freely flow,
This is the place to dream and grow.
From the hills on high to valleys low,
With the beauty of nature in full display.

In the summer, when...

– by James Anthony Kenny

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Rose of Tralee

The Rose of Tralee Festival in Kerry does hold,
An exciting event that's both fun and bold.
Celebrating culture and rich Irish traditions,
As the Rose of Tralee is chosen by her impressions.

All around the town the music plays,
Joy and...

– by James Anthony Kenny

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The God Particle

In the depths of the universe,
Where mysteries still unfold,
There lies a tiny particle,
That holds secrets untold.

The God Particle they call it,
A name so grand and divine,
It hides within the atoms,
A kernel minuscule and sublime.

It...

– by James Anthony Kenny

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It is indeed a beautiful place, penned by Thomas Moore in 1807 and remains pretty much the same today. For clarity, this is the meeting of the Avonmore and Avonbeg rivers. Sung to music it makes a wonderful melody. 

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