Hello Ireland!
Begin Day 1
in Dublin.
Meet our guide Kim,
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Keeping my best side out
I will admit,
people in Ireland are friendly
no matter which
part of the island you may be.
Continue readingThe Atlantic Worry Rock
While in Waterville,
I walked toward the beach.
I swear all of this did happen
just past the statue of Chaplin.
I went until close to the sea
right up to the water’s reach.
Continue readingGift of Gab (Blarney Stone)
Miss-n-a-kiss and a-kiss-n-a-miss
If you want the gift of gab
go where the magic is at
the legend is well known
you must kiss the Blarney Stone
Miss-n-a-kiss and a-kiss-n-a-miss
Kiss the Blarney Stone!
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Continuing with my Ireland poetry, I thought instead of merely being inspired by the locale, I should attempt to express myself using an Irish form of poetry. While this is my first attempt at Dechnad Cummaisc, hopefully it isn’t too terrible. While challenging, it was fun to try!
I traveled to a distant shore
for adventure
a lyrical place of beauty
to be, for sure.
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I traveled the Ring of Kerry
hoping for inspiration
some form of desperation.
While looking at all the beauty
nothing worth thinking came to me.
Continue readingNot so wild about this movie
The other night I decided to watch Wild Mountain Thyme (2020). I should say, I decided to try and watch it again. A previous attempt didn’t make it much past the opening credits. I happened to read the synopsis and decided, nah. But after doing some research for my Far and Away post last week I saw that this movie hit the number one spot on a list of bad Irish accents. Which I thought was a little harsh since the lead actor is, in fact, Irish. I’m getting a little bit ahead of myself though. Let me back up to the beginning.
Continue readingAn excuse to revisit the movie
My only thought when I returned home from Ireland was “I need to rewatch Far and Away.” Which sounds like a poor take-away from a travel abroad: watch an old American movie about a foreign country. My reasoning though is not what you are probably thinking. Sure, I wanted to see some of the land I just visited. But mainly, I was interested in the accents.
Continue readingI wrote this line
This morning
I sat down to write
not because I have anything
important to say
because I don’t
Continue readingEmerald Isle 2025
I am far from what I consider being a world traveler. But I have had – or I should say, I have taken or made – the opportunity to do some traveling abroad. All within the last 8 years. I can now destination-drop a few places making me sound much more cultured and snobbish. Until some follow-up questions inevitably come my travel resume is starting to look a bit more impressive. And I love it! My most recent trip was a week long group excursion to one of my ancestral homes: Ireland.
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