My brother’s on the west coast of Ireland
A message sent
So lovely to be there
It’s in our genes
Our family line
The place where we belong
Atlantic breezes
Good fresh Irish air
Edge of the world
Demarcation line
Here is life
There the endless brine
Looking westward
Sinking setting sun
Rolling breakers
When our days are done
Cork and Kerry
Clare and Galway too
Mayo God help us
Home of our own crew
All along this coast
The ocean breaks
On sandy shores
And towering craggy cliffs
Sea and shore
Meet on peaceful sands
And when the ocean roars
The tall cliffs stand
Each says to each
As far as you can go
And shake you by the hand
You’re good to know
And when I reach
That final stretch of coast
That marks the end of life
Give up the ghost
I’ll place my hand
In the hand of one I know
Will hold me fast
And never let me go
Brian Fahy
1 September 2021
Erris Poetry 