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My poems and musings capture and encapsulate some of my life journey. My favorite place is the Yukon along with the Western Arctic and Baffin Island. But truthfully, I saw nature's beauty in every landscape that I happened upon. Born and raised in County Wicklow, blessed with picturesque scenery, renowned for mining, milling and movies but that doesn’t feed a family and thus the need to migrate and grow

  February 2022     8 days ago

Submitted Poems 33 total

A Summer’s Afternoon

Lazing in the shade of a maple tree,
Enthralled by sweet harmony of bird calls for company,
As a soft summer breeze does gently blow,
And cotton-ball like clouds, in the sky do flow.
Such a warm summer's afternoon that is so serene.
Letting the...

– by James Anthony Kenny

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Ballygahan

A long time ago in Ballygahan,
That’s where my life began,
Born to parents who were so austere,
The Fourth Commandment, they did revere,
Products of a social order, now gone by,
And lived that way until they both did die.
The homestead now...

– by James Anthony Kenny

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Submariner Coleen

Coleen is a sailor on a submarine,
Sailing the depths of the oceans green,
Beneath the waves, where no light can be seen,
She embarks on a journey, mysterious and serene.

With her crew, she explores the unknown,
Charting new territories,...

– by James Anthony Kenny

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Son of a Miner

My Dad was raised in the town land of Tigroney,
Then later settled across the river in Ballygahan,
Native to Avoca, a picturesque valley, and his birthplace,
He never thought it necessary to emigrate away from this place.
Dad signed up to be a...

– by James Anthony Kenny

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Amherstburg

Amherstburg, along the Detroit River,
Where the river and Erie do meet,
Summers are pleasing and warm, in winters we shiver,
Friendly are the people you meet,
“You’ll love it here” is the popular tweet.

Established and populated centuries...

– by James Anthony Kenny

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It is indeed a beautiful place, penned by Thomas Moore in 1807 and remains pretty much the same today. For clarity, this is the meeting of the Avonmore and Avonbeg rivers. Sung to music it makes a wonderful melody. 

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