Author Archives: tgolden16

Into the Twilight

Posted on May 17, 2016 by tgolden16

OUT-WORN heart, in a time out-worn, Come clear of the nets of wrong and right; Laugh heart again in the gray twilight, Sigh, heart, again in the dew of the morn. Your mother Eire is always young, Dew ever shining and … Continue reading →

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This Beauty That Will Pass

Posted on March 21, 2016 by tgolden16

2016 is an interesting year to be living in Ireland. I have observed a continuing crescendo of various commemorations of the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising, which will coalesce in the thundering symphony of the hallmark events to take … Continue reading →

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“The Stolen Child”

Posted on January 14, 2016 by tgolden16

For he comes, the human child To the waters and the wild With a faery, hand in hand From a world more full of weeping than he can understand. —“The Stolen Child,” WB Yeats Dia daoibh. My time in Ireland … Continue reading →

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Homecoming

Posted on November 9, 2015 by tgolden16

Dia daoibh! I have a deep affinity for all things Irish. This enduring fascination with Irish culture was a predetermined eventuality put in place long before I was born. Seven of my eight great-grandparents emigrated from the Emerald Isle to … Continue reading →

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