Galway Gal
Glassen calm can stretch remoteness _________ distant pale blue
As clouds sink in the glazed stillness ____ of smoothly waned blue
Lilting soft breath whispers gently ~~~~~~ unfurling sail blue
Waves bend in diamond laughter ~~~ beaming upon gale blue
Away, the wayward breeze gushes ))))) bashing into bane blue
Yonder abyssal, sublimed beyond black )))))) what insane blue
Gelid gal,
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Categories:
galway, adventure,
Form: Ghazal
On the Shanafassteen Road - Galway
UNSUPPORTED CODE I(The ancient lines of raised potato plantations are visible from the roads in the hills above Oughterard in County Galway, Eire - this poem laments the long ago disappearance of those whose paradise and playground this once was) UNSUPPORTED CODE
Far away, a furrowed field
reminds us, you and me,
of ancient toil and lives
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Categories:
galway, farewell, history, ireland, longing,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Galway Green
There once was a laddie from Galway
Lassies asked if he wore green, he said, “No way,”
I’m not trying to be smart,
It’s tattooed o'er my heart
But feel free to give me a pinch anyway!
3/27/16
For the “It’s All About Wearing the Green—The Limerick” Contest
Sponsor: Skat A
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Categories:
galway, humor, ireland,
Form: Limerick
Galway Bay
A horizon of rain claws boiling across the sea
Against an outline of island mountains draped in fog.
Wisps of clouds lick lazy through scattered trees.
Cattle show backs to the front in a soggy bog.
The river Corrib rips rapid under mossy arches
White caps gurgle an early morning song
Over vibrant green rocks down into the marshes
Past a gracefully
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Categories:
galway, appreciation,
Form: Couplet
Sunset On Galway Bay (Haiku No. 34)
Explosion of light
Pooled the bay with reds and gold
Catching fishermen.
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Categories:
galway, inspirational
Form: Haiku