Blue bins are brought inside before a storm
Myrtle Beach knows all about alarm
But one blue bin escaped the great collection
And wind and wave have caused a great defection
The blue bin bobbed along the eastern coast
Enjoying life at sea it made the most
Then seated snugly on the Gulf Stream Jet
Took off for places it had never met
It bobbed along across the ocean main
A route well known to Atlantic liners fame
Did it cross the spot where Titanic met its doom?
It just kept going surely landfall soon?
And landfall came by mighty Achill Head
Our bin sailed on landfall straight ahead
It spied Mulranny Beach I know it well
And came to rest from out the ocean swell
A lesson here for all of us to learn
The tides of ocean bind us front and stern
And plastic bins and rubbish need our care
If we’re to live and breathe in good clean air
Brian Fahy
11 November 2021
Erris Poetry 