Derelict dwellings
Old houses found in France
Lovingly restored
Brits taking a chance
Old stones
Old stories too
Rise up from the ground
Couples take on the challenge
Something quite profound
A project they propose
This our life shall be
Something beautiful we make
It will make us free
Even my life
A project
Every day arise
Build up the world around you
Goodness is the prize
Even ancient buildings
Can have new life in them
And though the body ages
The spirit is the gem
Brian Fahy
2 August 2022
+ Help! I Bought A Village, on Channel 4, tells us stories of people finding old, abandoned places in France and Italy, and dedicating themselves to restoring them, and in so doing, building up their own lives too.
Every day of our lives we can dedicate ourselves to building and restoring our broken selves. Even old age, like old buildings, can find itself renewed.
Erris Poetry 