This poem was written in Kilmore Quay (Wexford) and was partly inspired by the sea shanty of the same name. The chorus and first two lines of each stanza can be sung if you fancy it!
across the marsh
and through the mist
the lonely castle stood
on rocky knoll
where time forgot
and phantasms creep
amidst the trees
the damp dull darkness of the past
creeps through
unburied bones
low lowlands low
across the bay
where seagulls play
and valiant men have drown’ed
at night
‘neath moon
and starry plough
I wonder will
you break the vow
that binds us
through the marrow
low lowlands low
along the quay
‘tis you and me
midst lobster pots
and netting
dead creatures ‘neath our feet
do stare as open
in the freezing air
our bodies pressed
against the wall
our breath does mellow mingle
low lowlands low
where is the moon
this heathen night
where are the bats
from castle flight
where is the heart
that frost can’t bite
down here
out there
low
on lowlands low
Poetry by Peter Humphreys
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Written on 2008-10-10 at 16:44
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low lowlands low
low lowlands lowacross the marsh
and through the mist
the lonely castle stood
on rocky knoll
where time forgot
and phantasms creep
amidst the trees
the damp dull darkness of the past
creeps through
unburied bones
low lowlands low
across the bay
where seagulls play
and valiant men have drown’ed
at night
‘neath moon
and starry plough
I wonder will
you break the vow
that binds us
through the marrow
low lowlands low
along the quay
‘tis you and me
midst lobster pots
and netting
dead creatures ‘neath our feet
do stare as open
in the freezing air
our bodies pressed
against the wall
our breath does mellow mingle
low lowlands low
where is the moon
this heathen night
where are the bats
from castle flight
where is the heart
that frost can’t bite
down here
out there
low
on lowlands low
Poetry by Peter Humphreys
Read 720 times
Written on 2008-10-10 at 16:44
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