There’s a lad in County Sligo
Been living on his own
On his own land
Self-sufficient
He really grows his own
I like to watch his videos
‘Mossy Bottom’ is the name
I’ve learned so much by watching him
I think you’d do the same
Today a powerful lesson
He has given up to me
About the ways of nature
And about diversity
He wonders why it is
That nothing dominates
No tree or shrub outstripping all
His answer illuminates
Dominance brings vulnerability
It eventually pays the price
Brings itself to ruin
Isn’t very nice
Diversity by contrast
Keeps all nature well
Diversity is strength he tells me
And that’s a brilliant sell
I see this now in Putin
Russia’s dominant man
All powerful in his own land
Others cannot stand
But his power makes him vulnerable
Up there on his own
Come down to County Sligo pal
And see how things are grown
Brian Fahy
23 September 2022
Erris Poetry 