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Hi, we will publish a new poem from Rónán each month on this page. Rónán has published three books of poetry and song lyrics; Luscadán (Irish Language) 2003, Songs 2004 and The Garden Wars 2008 all are available to buy at kila.ie
The below poem is from The Garden Wars and is about the delicate flower the Cowslip which is growing on a roadside near you around about now.
The Cowslip’s Romance 
So it’s all go in the hedgerow
No rest in the thicket, this time of the year
Hardly room to breathe
But the Cowslip looks like she has nothing to fear
Here in amongst her peers
The dandelions are easily embarrassed
They blush from ear to ear
Whenever she appears
So full of grace and unaware In her frail and flimsy underwear
They fall over each other
Trying to catch her eye
They crowd around close
Throwing shapes and pulling poses
They cover whole fields
To show off their virility
But they overdo it
As they always do
It is their nature to
She stands out on her own, mysteriously
Bows her head and keeps her dignity somehow
So much for the sun, without her chosen one
Patiently she waits
Quietly deciding who she might consider
Worth falling for this spring
Even the cattle can’t get a sniff of her
From their side of the fence
But they eye her up all the same
And the ivy’s too busy with the Ash tree
Wrapped around his long tall trunk In holy matrimony
Holding on for dear life
“Till death do us part” She heard them say
“Till death do us part once again…”
She prays for the day
When her prince arrives proposing
With rings for her fingers
And flowers for her hand
To take her away