I'll Sing You All Home With Me
It's Christmas in Montana, to be sure, draped in her mantle of white
Though I am here with the rest of the crew, my heart is lonely tonight
The rancher & his wife they take good care of the rest of the crew & me
The wife, she prepared a great feast &…
Added by Bit Devine on December 10, 2014 at 4:30pm — 1 Comment
April 20-26, 2014 is Cowboy Poetry Week. I thought I would share one of my own poems, written in 2007, a tribute to te Irish cowboy.
Right: Jeff Streeby, Cowboy Poet, in the dining room of Man of Aran Cottage, Inis Mor (©2005 C.E.Devine ~ Rincon Creek…
Added by Bit Devine on April 25, 2014 at 12:30am — No Comments
The Wild Swans at Coole
by William Butler Yeats
The trees are in their autumn beauty,
The woodland paths are dry,
Under the October twilight the water
Mirrors a still sky;
Upon the brimming water among the stones
Are…
Added by Bit Devine on April 4, 2014 at 12:00pm — No Comments
Inis Mór
It is the call of the sea and the crashing waves
the songs of men given up to watery graves
The fishermen's chatter and pony cart's clatter
The seal's call and the wild rain splatter…
ContinueAdded by Bit Devine on March 12, 2014 at 8:00pm — 3 Comments
Ireland: In Word and Image
By Jay Ben Adlersberg
Welcome Books, 272 Pages
On Sale Via Amazon.com October 22, 2013
Pre-Order Price: $42.70 (List Price $60.00)
A Review by Catherine Lilbit Devine
There is…
ContinueAdded by Bit Devine on October 18, 2013 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment
From the Frontier Of Writing
The tightness and the nilness round that space
when the car stops in the road, the troops inspect
its make and number and, as one bends his face
towards your window, you catch sight of more
on a hill beyond, eyeing with intent
down cradled guns that hold you under cover
and everything is pure interrogation
until a rifle motions and you move
with guarded unconcerned…
Added by Bit Devine on August 30, 2013 at 4:00pm — No Comments
I identified strongly with this poem from the first time I heard it spoken. Much like the follower that was Seamus in his childhood, I followed behind my father and grandfather as they worked cattle and handled ranch duties ... mimicking, getting under foot and learning, growing, as I did.
And now ... in the silver times, my father is slowing, jabbering on, following my lead ... sometimes:
ContinueFollower
My father worked with a…
Added by Bit Devine on August 30, 2013 at 4:00pm — No Comments
After watching the video of Genetic ghosts, I kept recalling one of my poems, written in preparation for our first performance tour in Ireland back in 2005. I set to understanding the feelings I awakened during my visit the first year in the only way I knew best, rhythm and rhyme.…
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SPRING
NOTHING is so beautiful as spring --
When weeds, in wheels, shoot long and lovely and lush;
Thrush's eggs look little low heavens, and thrush
Through the echoing timber does so rinse and wring
The ear, it strikes like lightnings to hear him sing;
The glassy peartree leaves and blooms, they brush
The descending blue; that blue is all in a rush
With richness; the racing lambs too have fair their fling.
What is all this juice and all this…
Added by Bit Devine on March 25, 2013 at 2:35pm — No Comments
In a way of introducing myself, I thought I might share some of my "Trail Tales" from previous journeys home...
I think we shall start with this one:
Sing Us a Song, Cowboy!
By Catherine Lilbit Devine © August 18, 2006
Whispers of the West has made our second journey to the Emerald Isle to perform our Music…
ContinueAdded by Bit Devine on March 22, 2013 at 10:44am — 1 Comment
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