Flowers in a South African field, 1982

Remember those who win the game
lose the love they sought to gain.
                                           Janis Ian


Sunrise in South Africa, 1981

Losing love is like a window in your heart
Everybody sees you're blown apart
Everybody feels the wind blow.
                                                        Paul Simon

A poem I wrote some time ago.. if anyone's REALLY interested I'll write the words out properly (some of the words are only legible to Irish-speaking people)


If a picture paints a thousand words 
Then why can't I paint you
The words will never show
The you I've come to know

If a face could launch a thousand ships
Then where am I to go
There's no-one home but you
You're all that's left me to

And when my love for Life is running dry
You'll come and pour yourself on me

If a man could be two places at one time
I'd be with you
Tomorrow and today beside you all the way

If the world should stop revolving 
Spinning slowly down to die
I'd spend the end with you and 
When the world was through

Then one by one the stars would all go out
Then you and I would simply fly away...

                                             David Gates


You told me once that you were mine alone forever
and I was yours 'till the end of eternity
but all those vows are broken now and I will never
be the same except in memory

Remember me when the candlelights are gleamin'
remember me at the close of a long long day
it'll be so sweet when all alone I'm dreamin'
just to know you'll still remember me

A brighter face may take my place when we're apart dear
another love with a heart more bold and free
but in the end fair weather friends may break your heart dear
and if they do sweetheart remember me...   Willie Nelson.


Miracles appear in the strangest of places
Fancy meeting you here
The last time I saw you was just out of Houston
Sit down let me buy you a beer

Your presence is welcome with me and my friend here
This is a hangout of mine
We come here quite often and listen to music
Partaking of yesterday's wine

Yesterday's wine, I'm yesterday's wine
ageing with time like yesterday's wine
Yesterday's wine  we're yesterday's wine
ageing with time like yesterday's wine

You give the appearance of one widely travelled
I'll bet you've seen things in your time
So sit here beside me and tell me your story
If you think you'll like yesterday's wine...
                                          The Outlaws                                                                


Where are you now, false Rosy my love,
With your unfaithful eyes so blue.