by Richard Gildea | Jun 13, 2014 | Poetry
You’ll never have a better say….“Oh don’t stop de Carnival” So pack your bags and then just fly away….“Oh don’t stop de Carnival” Alight on Rio’s famous beach…. where protocol of rich and poor do breach Each night, Favela’s come to life….to...
by Richard Gildea | Jun 10, 2014 | Poetry
Flotilla forms as if twere long ago ‘The Longest Day’ as dubb’d by Hollywood Yet faces say twas real and not some show Held memories still linger (as they should) As Normandy doth beckon o’er the sea I’d formulate a plan twud help me reach With nonchalance I’ll...
by Richard Gildea | May 6, 2014 | Poetry
In drifting off on tides of thought (what bliss) My raft of dreams encumbered by design Tho’ seeking out horizon proved remiss As overboard I’m tossed from time to time When e’er I try to kiss the world goodbye Resulting in propensity to yen Tis then I hear the...
by Richard Gildea | Apr 25, 2014 | Poetry
Known lineage precludes another’s claim To sit upon the ‘stone o’ destiny’ Tho’ many didst announce such long held aim Twould find a mighty obstacle in thee Thou art “The Bruce” which history writ large Upon the page o’ Scotland’s early years Tward ‘Independence’ thou...
by Richard Gildea | Apr 23, 2014 | Poetry
Before the dawn reality takes hold For such a night will linger long in dreams Where life is cheap and darkness brings but cold Upon the hearts of men betwixt the screams Now as the new morn’s light creeps o’er the ground Our friends no longer dwell in upright stance...
