Land of Forever Youth Part Two
smiling with so much love
he kissed her gently
on the lips
holding her
in his arms
as he was leaving
blowing her a kiss
promising to return shortly
jumping on the white horse
smiling waved to her
heading across the sea
to the land
of his birth
soon the white mares hooves
touched upon Irish soil
Oisin began to see
how much the land
with everything around
it had changed
all his family
also his friends
had passed away
no longer was there
a grand castle
instead it was completely
covered in ivy
almost in ruins
he was so caught up
in his emotion
with heavy feelings
of grief deep down inside
he forgot to care
for the beautiful white horse
in spite of her hunger and fatigue
she continued to respond
to her riders request
with a sad and lead heavy heart
he turned towards the sea
to head back to his love
in Tir Na Nog
as he was approaching
the sea
he came across
a group of men
working in the fields
as the mare reached the group
in her fatigue
she began to stumbling
clipping her hooves of a stone
he bent down
to pick up a rock
planning to take it with him
to Tir Na Nog
as a keepsake
full sure it would help ease his sadness
taking a little piece
of his homeland
back with him
but as his hand
grasped the stone
loosing his balance
falling to the ground
within moments
he began aging 300 years
without her rider
the horse reared
on her two front legs
rushed towards the ocean
returning to Tir Na Nog
to her beloved Niamh
as the men in the fields
they witnessed this
their eyes wide with amazement
at first they saw
a young man
before their eyes
transforming growing older
they also saw
an old plow horse
changing as it neared the sea
into the most beautiful
silver white mare
that they had ever seen
as the came men walked across
to Oisin's aid
they carried this
a feeble white haired old man
to St Patrick
when Oisin met St Patrick
he began telling him
about his family and his Fianna friends
whom had disappeared
300 years before
Copyright © Liam Mcdaid | Year Posted 2013
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