Love it. A sample of childhood into adulthood back home in Ireland:
Lovers Leap.
In the Valley of the Dargle, I stood alone on Lovers Leap,
From high above, the hills stared at me, below the river, dark and deep.
I thought of days, long gone before me, I thought of what life held for me,
While in my mind, I had a yearning, a longing just to be set free.
A lifetime spent in far-off London, as a ‘ Peeler’ dressed in blue,
Wishing to be hone in Wicklow, wishing to be back with you.
Dreaming of my youth and boyhood, roaming o’er your hills at play,
Growing up into my manhood, fearing moving far away.
Finding love and all its passion, getting wed and settling down,
Building home for all the family, working hard in that foul town.
Children born, their peaceful dreaming, waking crying through the night,
Onward too, until their weddings, what a wondrous happy sight.
But thirty years is just an instant, in God’s good but devious plan,
Now that I am home in Wicklow, not a youth, but an old man.
I ask myself ‘ Well, was it worth it?’ My answer surely must be ‘ Yes’,
Would I do it, a new chance to? My answer is ‘Just have one guess’.
What would have happened, had I not wandered? Left you Wicklow, gone away.
What would have happened? Again I ask you, had I decided, yes to stay.
All things precious to my memory, would come to nothing, had I not gone,
Love, a dream that’s fast forgotten, out of mind like an ancient song.
So as I stand here, sad and lonely, I think of things as great as these,
Standing here, in my sad madness, I should be down on bended knees.
For life’s been good with many blessings, thank you Lord, I give thee praise,
I turn my back onto the darkness, stepping back to brighter days.
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2006-06-08 08:17:28
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answered by thomasrobinsonantonio 7
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I write some poetry but mainly prose. My husband writes a lot of poetry and my kids do too. His poetry is very descriptive and generally love poems. Mine tends to be more serious and sometimes almost morbid. The kids poetry and short stories change as they grow and it's really cool to look back at older work and see how much they have grown.
I would send you some but I am working on getting copy -writes
2006-06-08 08:30:27
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answered by chloe j 1
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Yes, I do. It's a wonderful way to express yourself, and the internal rhymes and varied meters give an extra dimension to poetry that you don't always find in prose or in spoken language, for that matter.
It doesn't even matter if anyone reads it. I just enjoy writing it.
2006-06-08 08:36:01
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answered by old lady 7
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