Tuesday, November 18, 2008
My Poetry Choice for Christmas
Top of my wish-list this year is Filíocht Ghrá na Gaeilge/Love Poems in Irish edited by Ciaran Mac Murchaidh with artwork by Anna Nielsen and published by Cois Life in October 2008. It is an anthology of Irish love poems and songs (with English translations) spanning more than 1000 years. An Arts Programme interview with MacMurchaidh, aired on the 29th of October, can be downloaded from the RTE website.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
I Give You
I wrote "I Give You" a number of years ago.It is part a series of love poems I had plans to dramatize under the title "Under an Apple Blue Sky".
When things don't go for me at first they tend to get buried under subsequent initiatives. Later I find them and warm to the idea again. I have a number of long-time items sitting in the 'out tray' but this one does deserve a bit of consideration.
I Give You
This tree's dripping fruit
to place in your mouth
to ripen your tongue.
The water guttering down
these green leaves to be a trellis
of fingers about you.
This soft drizzle of sunlight
to fall gentle as the petals
of meadowsweet on your cheeks.
This bindweed and all tendrils
to hook and bind
our desires together.
When things don't go for me at first they tend to get buried under subsequent initiatives. Later I find them and warm to the idea again. I have a number of long-time items sitting in the 'out tray' but this one does deserve a bit of consideration.
I Give You
This tree's dripping fruit
to place in your mouth
to ripen your tongue.
The water guttering down
these green leaves to be a trellis
of fingers about you.
This soft drizzle of sunlight
to fall gentle as the petals
of meadowsweet on your cheeks.
This bindweed and all tendrils
to hook and bind
our desires together.
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Rathmines Writers Book Launch
The Rathmines Writers group celebrate the launching a new book in Rathmines Town Hall (Rathmines College)on 27th Nov approx 7.30pm.
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