New Horizon Poem by Dónall Dempsey

The furze flares
bursts into yellow
on the plains of the Curragh

as we discover
(on playing hide 'n' seek)
the half-naked lovers
asleep in each other's arms

and how the man in all
his horrible hairy nakedness
(God! How he scared us!)
chased us
(cursing a blue streak)

and how the lady
clutching her white underwear
to cover her here... &...there
(that the wind tried to snatch away)

her hair floating upon the sky
sending her laughter
chasing after us

saying: 'Leave 'em Jack... they're only kids! '
Looking back I see
they are only 'kids' themselves

and how we stared
at what we had never seen
or even imagined in our wildest dreams
a man & woman
wearing nothing

but Cheshire Cat grins
the flame of the furze
bursting into its yellowing

our hearts
young and green
running on in
to the next horizon.