A
Warm August Day In Old Duhallow Francis
Duggan
A warm August day in
old Duhallow far north of here and miles
away And swallows high o'er sunlit
meadows scenting sweetly of mown hay
And songbirds silent on the hedgerows in
Summer you seldom hear them sing they
always pipe their finest in the prime
months of the Spring.
A warm day in
August in the fields of Knocknagree And
old gray faced rook is cawing on high
branch of elm tree And the magpie he is
chattering as into the grove he fly
From once seen and heard he's one that's
not hard to identify.
A warm day by
Clara mountain by the old Town of
Millstreet And the skylark is not
singing o'er the bracken in the heat In
the warm days of late Summer he doesn't
feel the urge to fly High above the
sunlit mountain for to carol in the sky.
A warm day in August and the drains of
water dry And the old man says often in
August I've seen water flowing bank high
And the long range weather forecast is the
weather will be fine And that at least
another fortnight of warm days and
sunshine.
A warm August day in
Duhallow and the farmer in short sleeves
And the temperatures quite pleasant around
25 degrees Still it can't be very long
now till the cool winds of change blow
And the Paps and Caherbarnagh will be in
their hats of snow. |
August Sun
Rhonda Baker
The birth of August is upon us, as the
fair haired sun rises in the sky With
songs of the cicada unwinding, the
sandhill Cranes sails by The heat is
hovering all around us, we feel heavy in
it's grip To break free from it's
bonds, from it's clutches we must rip
Shade gives little relief, to this
melting, bending soul A river full of
water, is not enough to quench this foe
Only darkness breaks the curse, that the
day could not hide Relief is but
short...and that to must subside For
August is just arriving, her journey's
just begun It's only just beginning;
her moment in the sun |
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"In America any boy may become President, and I suppose
it's just one of the risks he takes!"
(Adlai Stevenson (1900-1965), U.S. Democratic politician.
speech, Sept. 26, 1952, Indianapolis, Ind. Major Campaign
Speeches of Adlai E. Stevenson: 1952 (1953).)
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