Where are you now, old man ? —
who walked along the banks of the Boyne
and spoke to me when I was young.
In your daily coat of brightest thoughts
filling my heart with laughter;
you made me glad to be alive!
I still see you there by the river,
sitting on that stone wall watching:
long gone— where?
Here— walking in a different suit,
perhaps I am that man!
But how?
I long to have the wisdom
of your happy heart again,
beating in deep deep waters
of the silvery salmon run …
still teeming in the everlasting sun
when I am young.
Share
Print
Save
Follow
Be safe,
Karen