Except in John Prine by PD Lyons from “Old Songs”

navan co. meath

Except in John Prine

And if I had whiskey then I’d have a drink
And if I had money I’d get me some sleep
And if I still couldn’t sleep then at least I‘d be sittin’
In a place with some heat

And there’s nothing like a city to make you know you’re alone
Nothing like darkness for seein’ all the things you ain’t done

Guess I’m just a man who never growed up
Should’a known mama weren’t lyin’
But somehow I thought it’d work out just right
I was destined for fortune and fame

But now people go by with that look in their eye
And I find that I have to agree
Cause there’s nothing more mysterious
Than just how I turned out to be me

But maybe you been down yourself
Or maybe you heard a John Prine
There’s some song he does
Not sure anymore how it goes
But it’d make you not mind maybe smile some time
When you come across someone like me

And when all someone’s got is lonely
And for sure ain’t no ship comin’ in
It might be a stranger’s smile,
A kindness with out any strings
Means more than my own silly words
Or the comfort that some small change brings

And sure I thought it’d be different
But at my age there’s no way to hide
So whether you stare or smile,
your words are gentle or snide
I’m grateful for whatever you’ll spare

mullingar, co westmeath

 

 

As it says this was inspired by one of my favourite artists John Prine – no sure which song or tune but definitely his.  Written in 2005 or there abouts.  his tune my memories.

the extent of his youth by pd lyons

ties that bind (2)

the extent of his youth

up the road to the next town

with a girl he knew from high school and her kid

grey clap board bungalow

breakers on the rocks below

reminding him only of working boats.

he loved that kid more then he loved anyone

took her out for sweets and ice cream at the corner shop

taught her how to skate and hold a hockey stick on black ice lakes

almost ended up in jail trying to get that Barbie House for Christmas.

eventually she left him.

bottoms of too many bottles between ‘em.

never heard from her again.

but got  letters from the kid.

eventually dwindled through the years.

now an almost annual event.

doing good .

miss you so much.

when can I see you?

how come I cant see you?

finished school .

moved away from  mom.

someday I’m gonna come see you.

just show up, you’ll see.

we’ll get together.

never forget you.

just like a real dad to me.

first published by Boyne Berries, Meath Ireland. in issue 7 spring 2010  http://boynewriters.com/index.html

wrote this when living in Canada back in the early ’00’s . kinda self explanatory. i don’t often make friends but while there, i met a man who was just a kindred spirit. a tuff old fellow with a heart of pure gold. this is loosely based on some of his experiences in his younger days.

Ricky McDermott

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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and when they come for you?

When the Nazis came for the communists,
I remained silent;
I was not a communist.

When they locked up the social democrats,
I remained silent;
I was not a social democrat.

When they came for the trade unionists,
I did not speak out;
I was not a trade unionist.

When they came for the Jews,
I remained silent;
I wasn’t a Jew.

When they came for me,
there was no one left to speak out.

(Wikiquote, see^[3])

Author

Martin Niemöller was a German pastor and theologian born in Lippstadt, Germany, in 1892. Niemöller was an anti-communist and supported Hitler‘s rise to power at first. But when Hitler insisted on the supremacy of the state over religion, Niemöller became disillusioned. He became the leader of a group of German clergymen opposed to Hitler. In 1937 he was arrested and eventually confined in Sachsenhausen and Dachau. His crime was “not being enthusiastic enough about the Nazi movement”^{[citation needed]}. Niemöller was released in 1945 by the Allies. He continued his career in Germany as a clergyman and as a leading voice of penance and reconciliation for the German people after World War II. His statement, sometimes presented as a poem, is well-known, frequently quoted, and is a popular model for describing the dangers of political apathy.

We received word that a company was hired by danskbank to move onto Paddy Floods home to remove farm machinery and scrap cars ect over the weekend. We have barricaded the front entrance and Paddys friends and neighbors kept watch at the gates overnight. This is an attack on rural Ireland, an attack on a very vulnerable 70 year old man by a foreign bank.
Paddy made every effort to pay off a very small loan ( not a mortgage ) but the bank refused his offers,Please head to hilltown, castlepollard co.westmeath
Call 0863826299 for directions.

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Who Are You Out For?

 

We are out for Ireland for the Irish. But who are the Irish? Not the rack- renting, slum-owning landlord ; not the sweating, profit grinding capitalist; not the sleek and oily lawyer; not the prostitute pressmen – the hired liars of the enemy…. but the Irish working class….

– James Connolly April 8 1916.

 

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WHO ARE YOU OUT FOR?

welcome to the gathering…..

 

welcome to the gathering

Great support for Paddy Flood, (70 year old Irish farmer )
Supporters bringing food, tea and coffee.

 

NOT THIS FUCKIN TIME!

“Only the Irish working class remain as the incorruptible inheritors of the fight for freedom in Ireland” -James Connolly, 1910.

Meath Anti-eviction Ireland

about an hour ago via mobile

We received word that a company was hired by danskbank to move onto Paddy Floods home to remove farm machinery and scrap cars ect over the weekend. We have barricaded the front entrance and Paddys friends and neighbors kept watch at the gates overnight. This is an attack on rural Ireland, an attack on a very vulnerable 70 year old man by a foreign bank.
Paddy made every effort to pay off a very small loan ( not a mortgage ) but the bank refused his offers,Please head to hilltown, castlepollard co.westmeath
Call 0863826299 for directions.

http://www.facebook.com/meath.antievictionireland

“Only the Irish working class remain as the incorruptible inheritors of the fight for freedom in Ireland” -James Connolly, 1910.

Hill of tara, dark and light

true power – when dark and light unite

say no to spell check month marh oz10

on the sidewalks of johnstown navan co.meath

nother sunny day. up for coffee, yoga, sent work to Voxpoetica and The Legendary, edit photos. nice explore of tara hill of yesterday, with morgan shelly n our little dog too, discoverd new paths and rope swings and sheep skulss and rabbits. bought new edition of joyces potrait of the artist, still reading ulysses and so it goes…. also a book by wayne dyer havent read anything by him in years in fact think i only heard a few tapes of him when i was working as unit dir of a residential drug tx unit in wtby. “there is a spiritual solution to every problem” says he was inspired by st franscis of assi, i like st fran, he was kind to all creatures including humans… any way havent stared it yet, still studing the dali lama books.

almost ,unch time. not sure what will pan out there yet.