Ghost of Water

Ghost of Waterford

Still you ride by my side

Ghost of Waterford

how you knit how you glide

girl of Water by the ford

if I shut you out

Hair back-blowing in the wind

if I hum as I ride

Water-forder I was wrong

take the laptop I sold

Ghost of water/ ghost with sword

as you swing by my side

as I wander overboard

I would pay it in blood

body of water/ blazoned gold

at least help me sing

Ghost of Water, Waterford

a deal sealed on the shore

scarf of orange

strands of grey

still you slide through the night

to my bedside/ to my mind

if not my first love

be the last one left behind

as I hand it to you

Crossed with water, Waterford
you remain my mind’s bride

bridal waters crossed the floor

as wide as the sea

you were in me Waterford

I depart with the tide

once again my Waterford

like the ring of Rosslare

I am leaving

still you stay

You remain in Waterford

and the sting of Rosslare

you declaim me Waterford

as I soldered my mouth

I betrayed you Waterford

and I pay every day

I am pinned here

here I stay

but you are in my head/my

imagination Waterford

if I release you today

you will feel me

feel my way

what is done has been done

here’s to the future

as the birds circle

bronze statues

Waterford