Author: Devlin Murphy

Beauty surrounds

wherever found

In the simple

life abounds

touching the soul

sacred and profound

to live free

to just be~

The purple roses

of Clontarf

remain etched

in my minds eye~

the beauty

the magic

the fragrance

of a beloved

Isle~

Time and time

again

time eternal and

immortal~

Her name is a

whispered pray

on my heart,

always and forever

Ireland…

A gift given

a gift dreamed of

longed for

hoped for

A gift that changed

everything~

My greatest gift

and sweetest joy

A gift I was given

on this date~

My beautiful child…

today,

we celebrate the

gift of you…

I love you

always…

Mom

xoxo

I am not holding

on to the dead

I am grasping hope

for the living

Tick Tock

watched clock

The moon dances

the soul chances

Dream the DREAM

Light the candles

as it seems

so it goes

find your joy

find your flow

Go…

I remember the ladies

the grandmothers, mothers

and daughters

By birth

By love

A thousand years

of memories

A journey to

each one

For the tears

For the strength

For the tenacity

Sacred flower

for a beloved

woman,

Grandmother

you will always

walk with me…

The what’s

could

would

should

The why’s

bother

try

not

The when’s

its time

its meant

its past

There where’s

there

beyond

behind

The how’s

who knows

who cares

been there

The who’s

me

you

us

In the

end,

best guess…

begin

again

end

again

repeat

again

and

again…

I really don’t know

what I know

what I don’t

things I’ve missed

things I’ve lost

imaginings

truths

victories

failures

stepped in

the shit

again…

Finding hope

within

‘without

no ending

no beginning

NOW

just

WON…

Letting go

of old ways

delays

decay

Sweeping out

the dust

the webs

the broken

Putting together

the pieces

a mosaic

of a lifetime

of living

the shards

the slivers

the splinters

Finding

a rainbow

a delightful

work of art…

Tears shed

within without

Pain flares

within without

A small voice

whispers

within without

Questioning

within without

Struggling

within without

Laughter

within without

Friendship

within without

Loving

within without

Living…