MARGARET O’DRISCOLL

MARGARET O’DRISCOLL

Faith

Hard hard road

Heavy heavy load

Struggling under the strain

Pain pain pain

One thing after another

Hard to keep on track

You strive to take one step forward

Then get pushed several steps back

You’ve been in many a tunnel

Grasping to find a way through

Who knows what would have happened

If faith hadn’t travelled with you

Spirituality Is All Around

‘Aren’t we fortunate’, she said

Watching sleek cormorants with delight

Their wings seem to rotate

In swift swim-stroke flight

Lying on warm cliff-top grass

High above the secluded beach

The sun’s rays shine through clouds

Our cares are out of reach

Down below oyster catchers call

The high cliff rocks echo the sound

I close my eyes in this sanctuary

Spirituality is all around

A Special Spot

A quiet space, serenity

A deep soft armchair

Rain is falling relentlessly

What need have I to care

One wall is lined with books

I’ve an hour to myself

I curl up in an armchair

Browsing a book from the shelf

A picture of Gougane Barra

St.Finbarr’s special spot

The oratory reflected in the lake

A beautifully taken shot

A little bit of Heaven

A spot out of the way

A special place to meditate

A sanctuary to pray

MARGARET O’DRISCOLL

MARGARET O’DRISCOLL lives in West Cork, Ireland and is a poetry writer, curator and editor. Her poetry has been published in various international anthologies, ezines and journals. She published her first collection in 2016, ‘The Best Things In Life Are Free’, it has received star reviews and many of the poems included have been translated into many languages worldwide.