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A Prayer On Crough Patrick : Religious Poetry

written by Poet : Paul McCann


 

 

Once more I will go , beyond the hills of Sligo ,
to Crough Patrick the mountain of heavenly light .


Sins of the pilgrims are left in prayers and hymns on the angels wings where to heaven they take  flight .


So t'is there can be heard in the Gaels spoken word ,
an innocence in song being perfectly sung .


Its there Gods love can be found. around this holy ground,
between two peaks where sheltered hopes have been strung .



On the last weekend in August, there's a place if you must ,loose your sins , climbing  up a mountain track .

 

Forgiveness is still ,older than the hills and colder than the frost , amid stones that can't answer back .

 

As the mountain path travels onwards and upwards , to Crough Patrick ,where in a stone chapel they pray  .

 

The journey is a personal pilgrimage  .

Blisters on bare feet .        

Silence with stones on the way .

 

Clouds gather as grey as  shale

that  cut into the mountain trail , covering the way  ,where pilgrims pray.

 

Barefoot pilgrims with sticks and shawls .

coming to a crawl  , to the top there with a grand view of the bay .

 

A mysterious sight welcomes all those who might ,
climb St Patrick's Mountain beyond County Sligo  .

Majestic the sight from its depth to it's height,
God has cradled with the shadows of heavens soft glow .


Such beauty is rare and its no wonder God is there and all you can say is my God glory be .


So dear ones if your mind is set ,to be where prayers are met ,
beyond Sligo, then please say one for me .

 

 

By Paul McCann

Originally Posted On Site: 2009-02-26 03:47:40
Last Login: 02.09.12


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