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F​á​inne Geal an Lae (On Raglan Road)

from Forfocs​​​é​​​ic, Vol. 3: Love & War by Thom Dunn

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Poetry by Patrick Kavanaugh

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On Raglan Road
On an autumn day
I saw her first and knew
That her dark hair would weave a snare
That I might one day rue

I saw the danger
Yet I walked
Along the enchanted way
And I said, "Let grief be a falling leaf
At the dawning of the day"

On Grafton Street in November
We tripped lightly along the ledge
Of a deep ravine where can be seen
The worth of passions pledged
The Queen of Hearts still making tarts
And I not making hay
Oh, I loved too much
By such, by such
Is happiness thrown away

I gave her gifts of the mind
I gave her the secret signs
That are known to artists who have known
The true gods of sound and stone

With words and tint I did not stint
I gave her poems to say
With her own name there
And her own dark hair
Like clouds over fields of May

On a quiet street where old ghosts meet
I can see her walking now
Away from me so hurriedly
My reason must allow

That I had loved not as I should
A creature made of clay
When the angel woos the clay
He'll lose his wings at the dawn of day

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from Forfocs​​​é​​​ic, Vol. 3: Love & War, released March 1, 2023
Jacqui Cheng — Violin
Craig Divino — Drums
Thom Dunn — Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Piano, Programming, etc.
Words — Patrick Kavanagh

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Thom Dunn Boston, Massachusetts

Thom Dunn is a Boston-based writer, musician, & new media artist. He enjoys Oxford commas, metaphysics, and romantic clichés (especially when they involve whiskey), and he firmly believes that Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" is the single greatest atrocity committed against mankind. He is a graduate of Clarion Writer's Workshop at UCSD & Emerson College. thomdunn.net ... more

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