HAREBELLS OVER MANNIN BAY Half moon of moon-pale sand. Sea stirs in midnight blue. Looking across to the Twelve Pins The singular harebells stand. The sky's all azure. Eye To eye with them upon Cropped grass, I note the harebells give Faint echoes of the sky. For such a Lilliput host To pit their colours against Peacock of sea and mountain seems Impertinence at least. These summer commonplaces, Seen close enough, confound A league of brilliant waves, and dance On the grave mountain faces. Harebells, keep your arresting Pose by the strand. I like These gestures of the ephemeral Against the everlasting. -- Cecil Day-Lewis, late Poet Laureate of England (born Co. Laois, Ireland) Note - harebells/flowers; pins/mountains; ephemeral/short-lasting; Mannin Bay/Galway Lilliput/tiny

No wonder he was made poet laureate! Such glorious imagery! The harebell is known otherwise as the bluebell, the national flower of Scotland (campanula rotundifolia), and songs have been composed on "The Bluebells of Scotland".. Not to be confused, the national emblem of Scotland is the thistle. Thank you again, Jean, for the inclusion of so much wonderful poetry. Maisie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean R." <jeanrice@cet.com> To: <IrelandGenWeb-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 12:15 PM Subject: [Irish Genealogy] "Harebells over Mannin Bay" -- Cecil DAY-LEWIS b.1904 Queen's Co. (Laois) IRE > HAREBELLS OVER MANNIN BAY > > Half moon of moon-pale sand. > Sea stirs in midnight blue. > Looking across to the Twelve Pins > The singular harebells stand. > > The sky's all azure. Eye > To eye with them upon > Cropped grass, I note the harebells give > Faint echoes of the sky. > > For such a Lilliput host > To pit their colours against > Peacock of sea and mountain seems > Impertinence at least. > > These summer commonplaces, > Seen close enough, confound > A league of brilliant waves, and dance > On the grave mountain faces. > > Harebells, keep your arresting > Pose by the strand. I like > These gestures of the ephemeral > Against the everlasting. > > -- Cecil Day-Lewis, late Poet Laureate of England (born Co. Laois, > Ireland) > > Note - harebells/flowers; pins/mountains; ephemeral/short-lasting; Mannin > Bay/Galway > Lilliput/tiny > > > Check out the Ireland GenWeb website at: http://www.irelandgenweb.com/ > > Great place to get help with your family research. > > County Clare has been adopted! > > Help wanted: County Coordinators > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRELANDGENWEB-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Mary - Thanks so much for sharing. Blue is my very favorite flower color! Cecil DAY-LEWIS was, indeed, an outstanding poet. A son, actor Daniel DAY-LEWIS, gave a very moving performance in the highly-acclaimed film,"My Left Foot," the true story of Christy BROWN, paralyzed except for his left foot who, with the help of his indomitable Irish mother, became an author and artist. Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Egger" <campsiehills@sbcglobal.net> To: <irelandgenweb@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 9:41 AM Subject: Re: [Irish Genealogy] "Harebells over Mannin Bay" -- CecilDAY-LEWIS b.1904 Queen's Co. (Laois) IRE > No wonder he was made poet laureate! Such glorious imagery! <snip>