Through purple heather climbing higher
Grey stone rocks and scree
Summit stones as markers
Circle stone mystery
Finally the summit
Memory stones lie there
Eight hundred and six metres
High high in the air
Nephin majestic mountain
Sheer fell to the ground
Majestic views of Mayo
Lough Conn silent sound
Many is the time I looked on you
From bus and holiday car
High King commanding Erris
Homage from afar
Other mountains form a chain
The bogs of north Mayo
But you – You stand majestic
Silent and alone
Impressive bulk of mountain
Native of the place
I salute your strength your mystery
Your ever-changing face
Brian Fahy
1 September 2022
+ Written, as I watched a video of Nephin by Patrick Zerkowski, as he climbed on 7th September 2014.
Erris Poetry 