Nothing is Constant - Poem (From "Two of Cups")

Nothing is constant -
today's strength
is tomorrow's weakness
and the point,
forever shifting.

I have seen storms
that could drown
even you

yet, in my weakest moment
I draw strength
as a sail would
and fly,

if it were not you I'd be gone,
but I cannot just leave,
I will linger as clouds do
before they are swept
or blown away.

By Mary E. Lohan

Pink Moon, Old Moon - A Poem

Wispy white clouds
a golden, brilliant sun
slowly surrender
to twilight
and there you are
white wafer moon
greeting me

like you have greeted
my father,
his father,
my people,
all people,
since the beginning,

bearing witness
guiding tribes

     the pink wave
paints the Great Plains
under your nightlight,
     parents hide eggs
for children,
a Sunday delight

the prayers of millions
will be said
      soft and slow

for those delivered
     safely
for the One who gave up
     bravely

within your sight.

By Mary E. Lohan

Your Eyes: A Poem (From "Two of Cups": A New York Poet in Galway"

When I revel
in your eyes
I die --

become one
with the moon
and sun

rising and falling
with your every
tide.

By Mary E Lohan

Keanu - A Poem (from "Four Folded Corners")

You linger

a twilight sky
full of stars
cannot compete

all is quiet

except for the rustling of leaves
stirred by your breath

as you move
between worlds.

By Mary E. Lohan

Trump Inauguration Jan 20, 2017 - A Trump Presidency Poem

"When you open your heart to Patriotism, there is no room for prejudice."
- President Donald J. Trump

We have come
the under-estimated, forgotten,
      awakened,
to bear witness before Lincoln

a nation rebirthing

under a pyrotechnic display
on this, our most hallowed
national ground,

where walked our
fore fathers --
the tempo builds

amid fanfare
trumpeting a new day
of Patriotism,

standing shoulder
to shoulder
one country, all citizens,
shall rise.

Flick - A Poem

Too tired
to write
to a flea.

By Mary E. Lohan

Worry - A Poem

We worry to worry
What if we don't worry though?
Then what?

Will it be chaos?
Will we lose sight
of something
or just of the fright?

By Mary E. Lohan

Notebook - A Poem (2002)

Silver rings
   spiraling
holding leaves
   and lines,
a spine.

By Mary E. Lohan 

Two of Cups, Now Available at Charlie Byrnes Book Shop Galway!

Very pleased to announce that my poetry book, Two of Cups: A New York Poet in Galway is now available in Galway...  means a lot to me.

Poetry reading there to be announced in the near future.