Making our journey of renewal and promise.
Leaving a heavy London
From the diaspora back to the heartland
And meeting my companion en route
We are tired and weary from our daily tasks
Chorca Dhuibhne calls us back
Giving a heady sense of pleasure
The shepherd is home from the hill
The farmer is back from the bog
The magnificent peninsula of mountain bog and field
Jutting coastline beaten by the powerful turquoise waves
With white water crests washing the shore
Humbles us at the power of the ocean
The vast openess of the land
Hillside kissing the sky
Air is spun with a sensual mist
Nearby in O'' Flaherty''s pub a song is sung of Dingle Bay
In visiting Gallerus Oratory,
We explore our origins in Mesolithic period
A perfectly crafted unique stone building
Fuels the imagination to see in our minds eye
The past and the present side by side
Being in the moment versus the daily sensibilities
Causes conflict and anger spills over
But there is also the chance to speak openly...words of hope...
That God so loved us that he sent his son as a sacrifice to redeem us all
We gradually unwind;
People are friendly not so buzzing busy
Irish can be heard as we are in the heart of the gaeltacht
Meeting old friends and near relatives fills us with joy and sadness
Some we had not seen in 30 a year
Childhood''s memories are revisited and renewed
The lament of the piper plays Carrigfergus
Breaking bread with family relatives
I love this land and these people
And then paused in a silent moment the heart greaves
And words eventually fail us all
By Joe Kelly