Deirdre Poem by John Molloy

Remember the sharp brightness
Of the Summer lit chalk walls
Of the house,
The Dandelions we picked
And the jam jars lined
Aloft the mighty sill;
The calm kindness
Always known amidst
The family's turmoil,
That had brother and
Sister within the bounds
Of harm.

Remember the book 'Ben Her'
I got for my birthday
And the Miney Mouse you got
From Da' - and that Veronica
Never really mattered that year;
When the castle grounds
That held our dreams,
Our laughs and cries
Seen but beneath their walls
A bitter sight.
Miney Mouse and Dandelions were you,
Then and now - My Sister.