Halloween Night
~ by Patrick W Kavanagh On Halloween night, when the old folk take fright and the children are snug in their beds.The Faerie and Goblins all take to the streets, and the people with hats…
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Guinevere: A King Arthur Poem
~ by Patrick W. Kavanagh Would that I had never seen the sun light up the sky at dawn, With pink and silver clouds that bode a better day than ever came. Would that I'd…
The Blacksmith: A King Arthur Poem
The hammer strikes the fiery steel, The sparks, like fireflies, dance and wheel, The anvil rings out like a bell, A slow, relentless, steady beat, And in the gloom, the blazing furnace fiercely glows; Sweat…
Jadis: A Chronicles of Narnia Poem
~ by Patrick W. Kavanagh I am Queen, and who but I should reign? The creatures of this world have had nine hundred years and brought it little gain. That wretched Beast who drove me…
The Gypsy Woman
~ by Patrick W. Kavanagh She looked as dusty as the road I walked that autumn day. “Come rest here by this shady bridge, young sir, and share a pipe. My pouch is all but…
Away For Christmas
~ by Patrick W. Kavanagh The Christmas tree lights up, - but you are gone so very far away And yet, somehow, I feel your hand, so softly clasping mine. I catch your fragrance in…
Christmas Presence
~ by Patrick W. Kavanagh At Christmas time it's sad to be away from so many of the people that I love. No matter where I am, I will be far from those whom I…
Walk With Me
~ by Patrick W. Kavanagh Leave your sorrows far behind and walk with me to find a calmer place to be. When the glamour fades from the life you thought that you would love, when…
The Oak King
Do not fear the dying of the light, for soon the woods will once more echo with delight. Beneath the autumn’s leaves and winter’s snow, the first, faint glimmerings of spring begin to glow. Those…
The Song of White Swan Flying
~ by Patrick W. Kavanagh (For Standing Rock) It is a good day to die, I shall proudly hold my head up high, beneath my father in the sky. and I shall stand and fight…