MUTABOR

'Mutabor' is a magic word from W.Hauff's fairy tale. It means 'I'm changing'.

ODE TO THE CITY

Why don’t you leave me? Go your own way, display your tacky, outdated fares: rattle you markets, strut your fountains, roll out acres of your stairways,

The Cribs

The Cribs Purveyors of fine food since God knows when, O’Connor’s have them lined up on their display along with scores of angels and reindeer.

METHINKS

I fished it out of ill-assorted linguistic clutter that came with this unsolicited country, with its cold sky, with unwanted scenery, with a random splatter

VALEDICTION

Tuck your Lee and your Liffey in their respective beds of varicose marble and put them away for ever. Your waterproof shrouds are gone to shreds and won’t stand mending. So it’s time to sever