The wind doth blow for Magdalene

Cherry

By threeleafshamrock

Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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At last, the wind doth blow;
dissipating the maligning mist,
the fearsome fog of ignorance.

And they have come,
hand in hand, with chins aloft…
and so they should.

Weary soldiers, home from war,
the hard-fought battle won,
but oh, what cost, what cost!

We stand, in awe,
imagining their pain…
as if we could.

Constricted cries of shame, for shame;
our guilty tears,
swept from burning cheeks.

beside the righteous flame,
that leaps, we crowd and know…
at last, the wind doth blow.

Chris Birrane ©2013

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Comments

Submitted by Maxine Jasmin-Green on
Hi, the title caught my eye.... I've seen this disturbing film and Sinners, I've read many books about children growing up in Ireland, it makes for heavy reading. At last their stories are told. R.I.P. to the many, who didn't make it.

 

Submitted by Highhat on
This made the news here in Denmark this morning. A harrowing time for these women. Right up to 1996- incredible.

Submitted by threeleafshamrock on
Some of the personal stories, would bring a rather large lump to the throat....for shame, for shame. The very least that they deserve, is their dignity reinstated and recognized.

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
Absolutely.