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This download is the complete version of Peter’s fifth book and includes three poems that were used on Irish National Radio: “The Traffic Lights”, “The Invitation” and “The Christmas Goose”.   The poem “A Little Smile” made a magazine appearance in England.

Contents

The Hedgerow,     The Joys of Motoring,     Leaving Cert Blues,     The Woman at the Well,     The Greyhound Pup,     A Last Farewell,     Banna Beach,     A Little Smile,     The Famine,     The Traffic Lights,     A Time to Fly,     The Lady from Clare,     The Inheritance,     An Invitation,     No Admittance,     The Christmas Goose.

(First Published 1995)

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A LITTLE SMILE

Let us ponder for a while
And think about a little smile,
An indication on a face
Of kindness and an inner grace;
A small expression, free to give,
Reflecting how you think and live
And even if you're feeling low
A smile will lift you as you go.    …........… (continued)

 

THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS

There was a time, not long ago,
Of lengthy traffic queues
When drivers wandered in the street
To chat and hear the news,
Or rested on their steering wheels
And watched the world go by,
But progress put an end to this:
What was the reason why?       …………… (continued)

 

A LAST FAREWELL

The graveyard is empty,
The priest and the mourners have gone,
My thoughts are confusion,
I cry as I stand, looking on:
"You should have known better,"
My thought, in rhetorical muse,
"We all could have helped you",
The first words on hearing the news.      …………… (continued)

 

THE CHRISTMAS GOOSE

Way back in my childhood, when I was just ten
A Christmas Day feast was a duck or large hen
But Granny suggested alternative meat
And said that this year we were in for a treat.    ……… (cont) 

 

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