Beautiful Thoughts

sean and the balck men

This post is a little random today. I include it because my sister Ellen quoted me a poem I wrote, which she sent back to me last week when I was feeling down. I was really touched by this and it cheered me up no end. The essence of the poem is that life is a mess, turns out in a way you never considered possible, but also that no matter what happens you have to stay positive and look at the bright side. We all have a dance to dance and a reason [Read more...]

Song of the Gamblin’ Man

On the train together

Me and you

My sweet daemon

Heading to a distant land [Read more...]

Wake Up

Livin on a warm floor
Gettin no bed sores
Taking time from drinkin
Tryin to do some thinkin
Livin in the slow lane
Recession turns us all the same
Governments are panicking
Candlelights are flickering [Read more...]

Perdition

Its cold inside this heart of mine

When drink and drugs are taken

Its not a place for lovely days

When good habits are forsaken [Read more...]

Only Human

Stock takin

Law makin

Hold my balls they aint goin breakin

Full Fakin

Poise shakin [Read more...]

The Irish Soul

The wild imaginings of the hot Irish soul

Pause in quiet defiance

Marvelling at the oblique slash

Of Beauty

That airplane streaks across

The wide open sky

The cathartic

Setting sun [Read more...]