Of Imagination and Memories II.ix

Sophie Kerr Portfolio

II: Self-Portrait as Wind

July 2010

still

there are days

when my heart

aches

aches

aches

for Ireland:

the Lee from mountain to city,

the bustling centre of Dublin,

the gardens of Blarney,

the bogs of Galty mountains,

the market, the park in Cork,

the pints of Bulmers.

the flat, gray waters of

Bantry bay,

Kildare’s harbour.

The smooth mirror of

Lakes of Killarney,

floodwaters on Western Rd.

The sparkling waves on

beaches at Inís Oírr.

the rushing strength of

the Lee,

the Shannon,

the Boyne,

the Liffy.

the old stone churches,

the old stone castles,

the old stone towers,

the old stone walls,

the old stone tombs,

the old ogham stones:

my heart is

heavy

heavy

heavy

with the weight

of ghosts.