The Way We Are

Still on the subject of bogs have a look at Niall Wright's paintings. 

See link  below

http://www.millcovegallery.com/wright.html

The Way We Are

This we take almost for granted:

The summer leaden Irish sky, green drumlin hills,

heathered, mossed and dry stone walled,

rivers forded by rock clumps and clumped reeds.

And somewhere in an album marked Early Years

I see you standing, lollipop in hand,

teetering on a rock mid-stream

your red hair blowing mid-current

your freckled skin awakening to the sun.

And I give thanks now that you have returned

from foreign climes and black-dyed tresses

and slick fake tan,to yourself -
Irish cailín, bog style and proud of it.

Copyright with Cathy Leonard 2016

Inspired by Niall Wright’s Oils on card