'Darcy and O'Mara' is a novel by Arthur Cronin. Click here to buy the paperback or download the ebook for free. Thursday, June 12, 2008   Flies I was walking through the park   On a crooked concrete path When I came across a duck   Who was following a cat. They were walking round in circles   In their own peculiar dance, A sight I found hypnotic   And I slipped into a trance. When the black cat paused to rest   The duck lay down as well. How long I had been standing there   I simply couldn't tell. I only felt confusion.   I didn't have a clue Why I held a woman's handbag   And what I then should do. Holding women's handbags   Didn't suit my latest look, And I feared that I would surely be   Accused of being a crook. I considered many options   But they all seemed weak or wrong. I stood there with the handbag   Till a woman came along. She smiled and said, "You found it!"   I nodded and said 'yes'. I got the feeling I had helped   A damsel in distress. She said her bag was stolen   When she dropped her guard to blink. She practically insisted   She'd repay me with a drink. The duck and cat were sleeping   When we exited the park. We ended up conversing   In a pub till after dark. We arranged to meet again   On the following afternoon. We went to feed the duck.   Beneath a summer moon We walked around in circles   As we talked for many hours. Those lazy days seemed charmed.   I brought her luck and flowers. She gave me gifts as well,   Like a plastic four-leaf clover. When she bought a Venus fly trap   I could tell those days were over. The future we'd envisioned   As a couple wouldn't be. If she can't accept my flies   Then she's not the one for me. << Home

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A Walk in the Rain

| poetry from Ireland

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