An Irish Memory

March 17th, 2013
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In the spare words of poetry, I find simple elegance and peace.

Poetry helps to bring me back to my center.  To take a deep breath.  To slow down and find my direction.
If you are not familiar with William Butler Yeats, he was a distinguished Irish poet who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1923, the first Irishman so honored, and later, with others, went on to found the world famous Abbey Theatre located in Dublin.
Yeats’ The Lake of Innisfree is musical in its words and when I close my eyes, I imagine I am in … Read More