today i leave ireland
where i went
to find my heart again
and
while here
i found
so many beautiful hearts
all around me
everywhere i went
each
unique and lovely
in its own way
and
in the most unexpected of places.
—
“though we travel the world over to find the beautiful,
we must carry it with us or we find it not.”
-ralph waldo emerson
the river liffey
the pub/hotel
the spire
the bullet hole from the uprising
the great library at trinity college
the history – book of kells
the whimsy
—
“i go off into dublin and two days later
I’m spotted walking by the liffey
with a whole bunch of new friends. “
-ron wood
—
dublin and swords, county dublin , ireland
one day and night at the tiny fairy castle
staying in the tower
like rapunzel
with a peaceful view
and a walk by the irish sea.
—
“why should we strive, with cynic frown,
to knock their fairy castles down?”
– eliza cook
—
woodenbridge, county wicklow, ireland
the beauty
the music
the local
the peace
the old
the explorers
—
“all journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.” -martin buber
—
kilarney, kenmare, muckross, molls gap, rossbehy, glenbleigh,torc falls
county kerry, ireland
a new sun and adventure await
a morning tea
provided by an american
who fell in love with an irishman and never left
a sweet guy who came with the room
love and protection free of charge
not yet ready for morning
—
“i get up in the morning looking for an adventure.”
-george foreman
—
aran islands, ireland
sundial house, cushendall, northern ireland, uk
“the words ran away from me.”
-edna o’brien
—
portstewart, county londonderry, ireland
meeting my new old friends
on
inis oirr (aran islands)
ireland
—
“there’s not a word yet for old friends who’ve just met.”
-jim henson
day 1
room 1
visited a pub
in a little village
filled with
friendly people
from near and far
then
slept above it
in a tiny room
while beautiful irish music
kept on
playing below
dancing me into sweet dreams.
—
“i’m not afraid of chaos and i’m happy talking to strangers.
i really love not knowing where I’m going.”
-fiona shaw
met a friendly irishman
in line
at the first airport
with an accent
who was
going my way
we had
many hours
of
travel adventure
ahead of us
through
flight delays
canceled flights
missed connections
route changes
airline changes
seat changes
itinerary changes
re-ticketing
running to gates
taking shuttles
sitting on the tarmack
trying to find lost luggage
sharing
food
and
beers
and
stories
and
laughs
and
names of
places to visit
each
making our way
to the magic land of
ireland
for our own reasons
and
what a lucky beginning
to this wonderful adventure.
—
“luck is believing you’re lucky.”
– tennessee williams
and my feet
are taking me
to ireland
where
i will find
my heart again.
I didn't have my glasses on.... 