Baile an Chaisil

walking to ballycastle
seemingly another time
a time I seem to remember
strangers wave, I wave back
the wind leans in, then pushes
I could be of this land

it is a good drying day
a good day for a walk
on the beach
a cup of coffee and a scone
the rain is horizontal
and the sun is out

I saw birds flying backwards today

A Savage Land
Oil on mylar, 30" x 42"

The Sound of Keening

To walk Downpatrick Head
has the feeling of entering
a cathedral or a cemetary
The crashing roar
has a certain silence
an immutable silence
not a blade of grass changed
seemingly left untrod
for an eternity
Perhaps the loudest sound
is that of keening

Scotland Paintings : A Short Trip to the Isles

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