Jimmy

Jimmy's
coming home
they say
upon the
post boat
any day
his letters
full
of wonderous news
of
buildings huge
and
jobs to spare
but
in the lean
mean
mountain air
I wonder
I
just
wonder



Poetry by Peter Humphreys
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Written on 2007-04-30 at 14:15

Tags Ireland  Emigration  Loss 

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Rob Graber
I very much like the pensiveness...
2007-04-30


kath
......this is so sad ... and it does happen .. this wait for persons we belive will return but never do .. leaving everything behind even their own children .. it is hard to understand these actions but still they are there and part of many peoples lives .. I liked the way you tell these stories ..... thank you

best wishes
katherine
2007-04-30


Elle The PoetBay support member heart!
I liked this, a sort of Johnny come home feel, with a sense of mystery - as if Jimmy may well never come home again.

Elle x
2007-04-30