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Dónall Dempsey

Curragh Camp, Co. Kildare, Eire.

Dónall Dempsey

Curragh Camp, Co. Kildare, Eire.

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Sticks ‘n’ stones
...eh?

She took the sticks
of our arguments

and blew them into
a blaze

as if she whispered fire
to them & they

leapt into flame.

Even the stones
burst into fire

which she lovingly tended
with a gentle viciousness

until she created
a bonfire

of my vanities.

My name nothing now
but ash floating high

above it all

smoke

getting in

my eyes.

Dónall Dempsey

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

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Scarlett Treat 02 April 2008

When all else dies...smoke gets in your eyes? Wonderful piece of music, and wonderful poem. I especially like that line....'as if she whispered fire to them...and they leapt into flame! ' Killer line!

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