by Richard Gildea | Feb 16, 2014 | Poetry
Mine eyes are fixed, yet mind doth wander still Recounting times of innocence at play When love of life brought warmth with winter’s chill Of friends who added sunshine to the day Now morning mist pervades my own worst fears Beyond all life’s divide; where foe doth...
by Richard Gildea | Feb 16, 2014 | Poetry
Tis held within my mind and aching heart A burden buried deep from prying eyes Lies tucked away from light; now set apart Forever and a day, until one dies Yet memory and conscience doth prevail Midst each unguarded moment in one’s life Releasing and reliving each...
by Richard Gildea | Feb 6, 2014 | Poetry
Aw gather here tae honour oo’er wee man Tis night o’ nights, we hail Scots ain son Rab ‘Bid welcome’ speech tae greet assembled clan An ‘Selkirk Grace’ is pray’d afore ye grab Wie ‘Cock-a-leekie’ starter tae begin O’er ‘Piping in the Haggis’ odes are read “An’...
by Richard Gildea | Jan 7, 2014 | Poetry
In truth the band play’d on; may sound cliché When stepping out alone leaves one exposed In partnership we waltzed thro’ each new day Didst follow every lead I hath proposed Once sensing you at hand, no more relates No more the warmth of touch midst winters...
by Richard Gildea | Jan 5, 2014 | Poetry
Unspoken words as held within one’s heart Mean so much more than I dare choose to say Should e’er by grace therein, new genus start Sweet fragrant prose may bloom to form bouquet First seeds were sown when act of kindness swayed In understanding of said ‘Lonely...
