Solitary Irish Rose


I looked out my window today
To the warm green surroundings of Ireland
I'm away from you, and I can't stand it
There's so many things I want you to see
The windows of my room - so unique in their position
Through one, a sunset
And the other, a sunrise
I get lost in the greens and blues of the endless horizon
Fly away with the windmills atop distant mountains
But today they hold no comfort for me
On this, the fifth day of my absence
Talking to you on the phone
Brings you closer to my heart
But not to my home
Why can't you share this beauty with me?
One day you will
One day you'll walk the twelve-mile country road
Watch the solitary buzzard fly low
Hold me in the sunset
Kiss me in the sunrise
And lose yourself in the artistic flavour of my homeland



M.J.B.
© 6th July 2004
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