Well done to our First Year students who have been donning their poetry hats to celebrate Ireland in a poetic fashion. All the First year students have been encouraged to create a poem that celebrates Ireland, past or present.
We have received an overwhelming amount of imaginative and beautifully worded poems from many First Year students, who have displayed a wonderful flair for language and creativity. We are delighted to publish just two of the poems created by two of our talented First Years.
Ireland
by Emily Kyne 1A
Rainbows after showers,
Strolling the Galway prom,
Every smiling faces,
I treasure where I am from.
Fluffy clouds, woolly sheep,
Fields of green.
Tough times, sad times,
People plough through,
The uniqueness of Ireland
Stays forever true.
A poem for Ireland
by Eliza Powell 1A
As the dawn broke on April 24th 1916,
Unsuspecting Dubliners went about their
Early morning business, little did they
Know that the war would very soon unfold.
As the day wore on, the air was thick
With smoke and the stench of gunpowder,
The streets of Dublin were laden with
Dead soldiers and grieving widows.
Soldiers gripped their guns as the
City fell apart around them,
Soldiers willed themselves to keep going
For their wives, mothers, children and
Most importantly their country.
As the war raged on, the same
Thoughts ran through everybody’s
Head; “why, why. Why?”
Was it worth it?
