maybe a new beginning

Comments: 17

Charity M. Jan 26, 2007, 7:29pm EST

(((Your poem is so deeply heart felt)))

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Sensational Sadie Sexy Senior Sitizen Jan 26, 2007, 7:58pm EST

Your words tell a deep story. Thank you for sharing.

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julian 'blighted karma' three Jan 26, 2007, 8:11pm EST

From the heart; and I think that there are so many who will relate to your words. Well done!

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Terry S. Jan 26, 2007, 8:14pm EST

Lovely, I thought I heard an Irish lilt

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Faith H. Jan 26, 2007, 8:39pm EST

Aw, Bridget, I know it must be strange to be back in the homeland. How many years were you away? This is a lovely piece about coming home. I did a visit to Ireland many years ago and it's my dream to do it again.

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BRIDGET M. Jan 27, 2007, 6:43pm EST

Charity I thank you for taking the time it is much appreciated x
Audrey Hi and thank you for your comment

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Carolyn Madden Jan 27, 2007, 6:47pm EST

I'm with Terry, this does have a lilting rhythm that reminds me of early Australian bush poetry, which of course was often based on Irish traditions. Moving work Bridget and I love the optimism in the final verse.

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BRIDGET M. Jan 27, 2007, 6:50pm EST

hello julian glad you stopped by and thanks - this didn't turn out quite how I expected and I wasn't at all sure I had managed to get across my feelings - somehow it seemed a bit 'twee' if you know what I mean but I'd been working on it putting it aside and coming back to it and I know what I'm like if I didn't just publish it I'd have kept worrying at it until the cows come home trying to make it good enough
haha still might but at least its out there and the sky hasn't fallen

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BRIDGET M. Jan 27, 2007, 6:56pm EST

hiya terry with something unmentionable on his head !!! tell me do you keep said article on the whole day or just for the pic ??
my daughter tells me that every time she talks to me I sound more irish - there is lilting quality to the irish accents and perhaps it has gotten into my head and that would be no bad thing to be sure !!! thanks for stopping by

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BRIDGET M. Jan 27, 2007, 7:08pm EST

hiya Faith, well now it is strange I was born and raised in London (England) but spent every summer in Ireland as a child and when we went we were always 'going home'. My parents moved back here in '87 and since then I have been back and forth 2 or 3 times a year especially since Dad died. And now I live here so you can be sure of a warm welcome if you ever venture this way again x

hi Carolyn thanks for your comments i have never read any Australian poetry (apart from the beauties published here on Gather) so its really interesting to hear about Australian bush poetry- any suggestions where I could come across some examples??

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Terry S. Jan 27, 2007, 7:10pm EST

I just read this again and really love the first two lines

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Magi the magical poet is riding the wind again Jan 27, 2007, 7:38pm EST

Just lovely - whimsical and then optimistic. Well done, Bridget!

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Ron (in complete sheeple overload) W. Jan 27, 2007, 9:44pm EST

Very nice.

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BRIDGET M. Feb 2, 2007, 6:22pm EST

hiya terry you read it again??
well thank you for your kind words i felt in a different place emotionally and mentally as well as being in a different place geographically and temporally so l am glad you picked those lines x

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