While I slept
Storm Otto came along
And blew my garden fence near to the ground
I’ve propped it up for now
Until a proper job
Can make my little garden safe and sound
Then I read about a new born babe
Whose mum through earthquake
Held him safe and sound
Inside her tum until the rescue came
She’s widowed now
But help has rallied round
‘God’s will,’ she says
‘Is above everything everywhere
No one knows where the end will be’
We do not rule the roost
That much is clear
But goodness love and truth
Will set us free
Brian Fahy
17 February 2023
+ A woman from Yemen, refugee from war, settled in Turkey, only to become a victim of the earthquake. She was buried under rubble, pregnant with her baby until she was rescued. She gave birth while rescuers went back to search for her husband. Sadly he had died.
My garden fence blew down during the night.
Erris Poetry 