II
All the Immigration
Songs
record the sadness of the parting
and the joy of those who made it back
to the green clad Irish shores.
But those who traveled far away
in search of food or work and freedom
and never saw their home again,
they still returned in their hearts to Mayo.
III
Ah, the Wild
Geese they scattered
to new lands across the sea,
and they took the homeland with them
in the tongs of memory.
They kept the faith and spirit,
untamed as they’ll always be,
for the time when they will migrate back
to ancestral homes and family.
IV
June 21, 2013
At the
rising of the solstice moon
a flame burns bright above Inishturk,
kindled by coals carried in tongs
to keep the Irish spirit alive.
in a shrine that stands as a beacon
it beckons the clans to come home--
to gather together here in this beautiful land;
to enjoy the people, their stories, our songs.
By Denis Kennedy Lane, Jr.
