After Watching The Quiet Man

A movie set in Innisfree, 
so green and beautiful to see - 
the sun burned through the dew and mist,
but it was in my head - did not exist. 
Flaming redhead lass, you will be missed.

A voice from the old-country calls Dave,
and there's nothing left for me to save, 
in L.A, twenty-first century. 
Her voice sings a birdsong melody, 
and I leave this note no one will see.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Etgen-Baker Avatar
August 13, 2025 at 4:39 PM
the makings of a novel, perhaps? Thought provoking....
Crandall Avatar
August 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Thanks Sara!
Greenhough Avatar
August 13, 2025 at 9:36 AM
This sounds like a movie script that waits to be published. Unwritten novels occasionally fly past my mind. The get has to get going
Crandall Avatar
August 13, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Hi Hilda, it's a little bit too close to The Quiet Man script to be wholly original, but then when I think about it, a lot of movies aren't that original.
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