I shall stick my hand through the hole
You may cut it off
You may grasp it as a sign of peace
Oh Saint Patrick’s Cathedral why do you do me wrong
Ormondes and Kildares
1492 it was always a time for war and strife
Bombings don’t end it, do they?
Now, then, when
What did we learn?
“Give peace a chance”
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What else is there, after so long at war?
ReplyDeleteA great phrase from the great John Lennon. Well said!
ReplyDelete~Mark
Nothing, Stan.
ReplyDeletePamela
Thanks Mark. You gotta love John.
ReplyDeletePamela
' Though this be madness,yet there is method
ReplyDeletein't ' Hamlet.
That's all we are saying
ReplyDeleteThat's all we are saying...
ReplyDeleteWell done, Pamela!
the image of reaching for peace
ReplyDeletethrough a wartorn hole is powerful
You'd make John proud, but it's so sad that we still need to say this though.
ReplyDeleteOuch, fast start, graphic way to show rather than tell, edgy. I like the ambition of asking age old questions that seem to elude us. Well done, Pamela.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant, Pamela. I particularly love the first lines, the image they give.
ReplyDeleteRon,
ReplyDeleteWhat more can be said.
Pamela
Marianne,
ReplyDeleteThanks for that.
Pamela
Janet,
ReplyDeleteThanks.
Pamela
Robin,
ReplyDeleteIt is very sad and thanks.
Pamela
JDM,
ReplyDeleteThanks for saying so.
Pamela
Eryl,
ReplyDeleteThanks so much!
Pamela
Rall,
ReplyDeleteI have taught lines from Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet and The Merchant of Venice to my students here in Mexico. I have found them to be great pronunciation tools.
Pamela
I love this one Pamela... really well done.
ReplyDeleteFrancis,
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your kind comments.
I enjoyed your poem as well.
Pamela
Beautiful pamela, the first three lines set the tone and the score.
ReplyDeleteUma,
ReplyDeleteThank you for saying so. I am glad you like it.
Pamela
Powerful, spare work. Nicely done.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dan.
ReplyDeletePamela
Very nicely crafted.
ReplyDeleteThank you Wanda. I loved your sonnet.
ReplyDeletePamela
It better be finished...cant get a better ending..... god one Pam
ReplyDeleteWayne,
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot and I truly enjoyed yours.
Cheers,
Pamela
from Therese B -- I love that you address the cathedral directly.
ReplyDeleteTherese,
ReplyDeleteThat is how the legend goes ... Thanks.
Pamela