Ken Duffy Poems

In life, we strive to be the best
To do our best towards others
Achieving this double is never easy
When anger, simmers beneath
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So many faces, passing through my head
Faces old, faces gone, faces new
One stands out above them all
A kind face, a loving face, your face
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Have you ever asked yourself
What reason do I have to rise today
If you have, here is a good reason
Someone special is in need of your help
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Mother Earth, she tries her best
Yet still we rape her, surely thats incest
Uncontrolled, the harm we are doing
Nobody cares, so we carry on screwing
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I remember my old Dublin
The Snug Bars, the Cafeterias
No Wine Bars and Coffee Houses
Yes, she has had a few face lifts
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The Nightstalker, he comes
With him, comes the fear
He seeks memories, best forgotten
Locked away, safe, hidden
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Standing alone at shores edge
I stare out to sea
A distant horizon enchants me
It holds me, in its hypnotic embrace
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Nature, she is silent, yet she speaks
To understand her words
You must study her language
It is a language of sensory perception
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At me Granny Duffy's, I used to stay a lot
I loved all the aromas, from her cooking pot
On McKee Ave, that's where her cottage was
People stopped at her gate just to chat and pause
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I joined the boy scouts with my twin
For merit badges I thought I could win
Tying knots, could barely tie my shoes
That badge thing, it was no boat cruise
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