Group of people sitting around a campfire by a calm lake at night .

A Question of Flame

Todays Post should be read together with "In Wonder of Thee"which was posted here on this blog last week. To read or refresh yourselves with that poem please follow the link, or open the post from last week with that title "In Wonder of Thee". Two Sides of The Same Flame Love is rarely just … Continue reading A Question of Flame

Wooden weaving loom with textile on it near window with yarn basket

“The Unseen Thread”

Welcome back. Following my last post, I want to take you further into the world of 'The Weaver.' For me, this term is a gentle way to talk about the Creator of all things, linking the beauty of nature and our Irish heritage with a higher power. In other words that higher power is God, … Continue reading “The Unseen Thread”

Unbroken by Time

Today's Poem is taking a turn away from my experiments and working at learning what I can on Poetry. Instead is a Poem that I feel was in need of composing . Writing and learning how to compose a poem is therapy for me as a person and as a parent. Following a contact with … Continue reading Unbroken by Time

A solitary tree with glowing roots spreading across a surreal landscape under a ringed planet.

The Land That Knows Me

This has been a Poem that I have wanted to compose for the longest time. But also I have never revealed exactly where I grew up and still call home. Even though I now live in the town of Ballincollig on the outer limits of Cork city. I have eventually decided to reveal where I … Continue reading The Land That Knows Me

The Colour of Love

I have taken a step to change the style of my Poetry a Little bit. All to further learn a few of the steps, those poets who came before us took, to create their Poetry. The style I have written in for the last while has been fun. It is one which I love. I … Continue reading The Colour of Love

Woven Light

On my journey to learn how to compose an honest pure Poem. To start, I set about composing from imagination until it reached a completed phase. I learned that one will over dress a work. It never fully becomes a good poem. One must strip it of all decorative words. These words are devoid of … Continue reading Woven Light

The Faithful Fire

I have been working on techniques of disguising words. I am learning how to hide sentences into a poem. These are often unseen by the reader. Today's Poem should show how much of a success this has been. There had been several situations in recent weeks that helped bring rise to this Poem. Which also … Continue reading The Faithful Fire

On This Road — A Quiet Journey Home

I sat silently at the dining table one morning. Country music was playing via Bluetooth to my hearing aids. Alan Jackson "The Older I Get" was playing. This song took me off in deep thought. I began musing through my own life. Through the rights and many wrongs, from Blessings and deep heartaches, a long … Continue reading On This Road — A Quiet Journey Home

Finding Inspiration for Poem Writing

My aim is to share a brief tip on creating a poem from seemingly nothing. This can be useful when the ability to compose a poem seems to have left you temporarily. Instead, I am sharing my five cents' worth of views. These ideas can be used during such times or to explore creativity in … Continue reading Finding Inspiration for Poem Writing

Highway of the Risen Son

Today I have a Poem that I will not compose any words to introduce for! Instead I will let the Poem speak for itself. I will be interested in any and all comments on this poem or any of my Poetry in the comments as always. All that I will say this Poem came from … Continue reading Highway of the Risen Son