Open Spaces for Belfast

By mcscraic

Sun, 06 Dec 2020
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Open Spaces In Belfast

By Paul McCann

There are some things that belong to Belfast ,
Like the painted pathways where soft Lagan flows .

Like the beauty of the Botanical Gardens,
and what goes on at the Balmoral shows .

The flicker of a fire .
The crack of a spark .
Where the soul of Belfast is alive and well .

Summer picnics in Ormeau Park
There is such a need for the open spaces of Belfast .
Where the scent of fresh air is free .

The walk and the wait there at Belfast Lough
for a boat to come in from the rough Irish sea .

It is a welcome nod in the concrete landscape .
It is a smile of the children at play .

It is a walk up a path in Black Mountain
It is the colours of wild flowers in May .

Beyond the ghetto where the long grass in green glens,
hide the blue eyes of the butterflies wing .

You’ll hear the whispers of lovers
And the secrets of dreamers promising everything

  

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Comments

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

This sounds like a poem celebrating a great advertisment for Belfast. Makes me feel like I'd love to go one day.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by mcscraic on

Growing up there I knew it to be a beautiful place until some monster came and hi-jacked the place . There are open spaces there untouched by the monster. I hope one day you can go there to see those places .

Thanks for youe comment Jenny.

Kind regards

Paul