Dublin, the home of Trinity College and St. Patrick’s Cathedral, is our first stop on this whirlwind tour of the Emerald Isle with a group of students.
winds from the seas
send unending clouds—a mist
to eclipse the sun
How do Dubliners endure the gloom?
doors of townhouses
red, yellow, green, blue, and more
make no mistake
This spot of color adds some cheer to the atmosphere—and makes it possible for Dubliners, who love their Guinness, to find the right home.
a Tart with a Cart
sells cockles and muscles
alive, alive—ooooh
I admire a bronze statue of a buxom broad with a teasing smile while a small man sits on its base and leans against the cart. He’s a leprechaun who keeps a lively beat on a goatskin drum with a double-headed mallet. You can photograph him for a tip. Dublin too has its starving artists.
violin, bass,
and harpsichord waltz with you
on cobblestones
I find myself at the pedestrian mall on Grafton Street trying to read a marker embedded in the cement beneath my feet to keep from making a fool of myself by dancing. The bronze sign marks one of the places Leopold Bloom visited one day thanks to James Joyce. I’m reminded of W.B. Yeats, Samuel Beckett, Oscar Wilde, and many, many Irish storytellers. They know how to endure gloom. I’m learning their secret.
Create your own sunshine.
a king with golden skin
will knight you with a feather
for a silver coin
It just so happens that I have a euro in my pocket.
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Grafton St., Dublin, Ireland
by Jeter Skeet |
Awesome. :)
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