On Top of Sliabh Bannion

I can see it now 
Through the dismal mist 
Pass the sorrowful heather. 
With it's impotent beige bloom 
Mossy fungal stone 
Strangled by ivy contagion. 

Up above, 
Jackdaws seeking justice 
Squabble and  shreik. 
Each one with a crown of thorns. 

I sit, 
Beguiled by a simplistic beauty 
Under a pitiful April sky. 
Forgetting all the constructions of man. 

Up here, 
The foundations of convictions 
Can start to shake. 

I could easily slip 
Into the rhythms of ancient silent prayers 
And sing softly those tragic hymns, 
To doleful face cattle 
Chewing obediently on everlasting cud.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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