This poem was written after hearing Gerry Adams, President of Sein Finn lecture here at The Savannah College of Art and Design. He spoke of the terrorist bomb that killed attorney Rosemary Nelson the day before the lecture, while her children heard the explosion from their nearby classroom.
This is also dedicated to her memory.
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Ode to Bobby Sands
Murals of excrement
As art upon the walls
While moans of Irelands lost sons
Are echoed in the halls
Devoid of human comforts
He passed his days for us
His emptiness, this prison...
For souls of Ireland must
Redeem his honor somehow
Restore, relieve, reset
Timetables lost in history
And put the Brits to test
Their 'redcoats' laced with hatred
Terrorists bombs for us
The folks that Bobby led in strength
In him was Irelands trust
His cell a tomb forever
His goodness shaken, "Nay!"
For Bobby's name is on the tongues
Of Irishmen today
He gave his life for freedom
His memory serves him well
Let's put the peace in Ireland
And bring her out of hell!
Well written and thought out write, yes the crimes that were committed under religious and political principles in Ireland were attrocious and as usual it was a lot of the innocents that suffered most.
I concur with Rage below completely, Susan
Religion has been the tool of the Dark, since time memorial
A fine tribute to the late and great Bobby Sands, a freedom fighter and man of conscience...:)
Poignant picture
Love and Blessings
Peter
Religeous conflicts have caused the agonizing death of millions in Ireland since the middle ages. Literally devastating. Cromwell's raids on behalf of the British government created a viscious circle from which all involved in the conflicts unto today still have not escaped. This has been the strategy of the dark of all times, all over this world. Perhaps the most cynical part of it is that religion (of all options) was selected as the most important tool to create conflict from. Worship transformed into slaughter.
A work in American history and existentialism Which is an Invitation to connect and create the dots in your life to other revolutions like the Cuban Revolution.
This is the story of the author’s great great grandparents, Edward Lewis and Sarah Crosby, who were convicts transported to Van Diemen’s Land in the 1840s. It is told from the perspective of a detective agency searching for what happened to Edward, w
A work in American history and existentialism Which is an Invitation to connect and create the dots in your life to other revolutions like the Cuban Revolution.
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Religion has been the tool of the Dark, since time memorial
A fine tribute to the late and great Bobby Sands, a freedom fighter and man of conscience...:)
Poignant picture
Love and Blessings
Peter
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RAge
Superb tribute!
Eileen