Monthly Archives: March 2016

“. . . but! i don’t want comfort! I WANT GOD! i want poetry, i want danger, i want freedom, i want goodness, i want sin . . .”

Posted on March 24, 2016 by rjmackin

I remember the day Nelson Mandela was released from prison, I think it was the weekend and for sure I was in my Grand Uncle’s house just two minutes from where I lived.  It was a sunnie day in Cavan and … Continue reading →

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The Chain of Wedlock is so Heavy that it takes Two to Carry it – Sometimes Three

Posted on March 22, 2016 by rjmackin

i woke up slightly hungover on the day i was to marry, and was nervous as my life would change that Thursday, either for the good or for the bad and eyem happie to type that it turned out just … Continue reading →

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It is harder to fight against pleasure than against anger.

Posted on March 22, 2016 by rjmackin

“. . . There’s a battle outside and it’s ragin’, it’ll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls, For the Times they are a’Changin . . . ” . . . wrote Blind Boy Grunt sometime in Autumn sixtie … Continue reading →

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