Hearing Impairment and My Struggle

Greetings, I have battled with my own thoughts for the past week as to how I could handle this topic that I am addressing here. Sadly I am not one to do deep research into a topic nor am I one to do even the slightest research. I am more of a write what is … Continue reading Hearing Impairment and My Struggle

Glengarriff County Cork Ireland

In the past number of weeks I had the tremendous opportunity to visit one of my most favourite places, The beautiful Glengarriff in West County Cork. Glengarriff has been a favoured place for a number of people . http://glengarriff.ie/ has lots of information on this stunning part of the country. One of my favourite places … Continue reading Glengarriff County Cork Ireland

Silent Thoughts

Continuing on with recent poetic trends that I fought to withhold.  Those thoughts I wished to keep within the confines of my own being. The following poem is one meant to cause the reader to ask him or herself the important questions that need addressing.   When issues  become important for one to withhold, one … Continue reading Silent Thoughts

Unasked Questions

Questions as difficult as they may be Always Answers should be sought Who dares ask so they do not flee Those questions for you and I not bought.   Who dares  to stand and bring to the fore Right reasons they feel are true at such a cost The lives destroyed by fearless giants cost … Continue reading Unasked Questions

Tribute to My Son

I had been struggling for a number of days on how to put this post together. On July 16th 1996 I was blessed to witness the birth of my youngest child and 2nd son Darren Patrick Fitzgerald.  In the coming years his short life was full of struggles of various kinds. Darren was born with … Continue reading Tribute to My Son

What was Intended Became Something Else.

I sat here with intention to compose, to write and more important to create.  But many at one point or another  come to a point, a cross road as it were where each attempt to write is hindered or cast into confusion of sorts by distraction after distraction brings the exercise to a halt.   … Continue reading What was Intended Became Something Else.

A Spotlight Moment

Hi,  I am taking time out to provide a Spotlight moment  on another persons work and in turn I hope to provide for her an extra. I am turning the spotlight on Lizzies Life. I know the work of this young lady for a number of years.  at least I should well know her because … Continue reading A Spotlight Moment

What I See

I started this topic as what I started out as a poem, But it developed into a personal blog, also an attempt to improve my writing style. please let me know if it is an improvement or any other views you may have.   when I look at you I look not at colour when … Continue reading What I See

My Earliest Memory

I have been thinking recently of my earliest memories, which brought me about to doing this blog  relating to earliest memories. I was born in late 1961 ( and yes I am not a spring chicken as it were)  in a rural area on the county boundary between County Cork and County Limerick in the … Continue reading My Earliest Memory