I "met" Daniel Cleary over Facebook. He lives in Chicago and we know people in common so it is surprising I have not met him in reality. I enjoy his posts, whether they are his original paintings (Dan is a visual artist) or his own poems or work by Yeats. He posted this poem as a Thanksgiving wish, and, admiring it, I asked if I could post it here too. Daniel Cleary was nice enough to let me use it and mentioned that "Fireside" received an honorable mention in a … [Read more...]
Family cottage
This is a photo of a photo taken in 1980 when I went to Ireland for my first time. I was able to meet my mother's relatives and see the cottage where my grandfather lived. This "ould sod" for me is in Gneeveguilla, Country Kerry. … [Read more...]