Dominic Taylor

Dominic Taylor is a Limerick poet and songwriter who has produced two music albums with the band Burning Embers; the first, 'Songs From The Ashes', was inspired by Frank McCourt's book, 'Angela's Ashes. Working out of the Limerick Writer's Centre on Barrington Street, he manages the literary journal Revival (currently in its 27th issue) and organises the 'On The Nail' poetry reading sessions at the Lock Bar.

POEM

(1)

THE SIXTIES

Like a gleam of light

It descended

Through a slit in the fabric of space and time

We caught it

Transformed it

/... (opening lines)(*)

POEM

(2)

SHEILA'S BELL

It is not part of a carillon

It does not toll for midnights witching hour

Nor does it echo the joyful wedding bell

It strikes a gentle chord

/... (opening lines)(!/"%)

POEM

(3)

THE PARK

In the People's Park in Pery Square

 we forged our first beginnings.

Like Eden it was our paradise -

a haven of harmony and tranquility.

/... (Stanza one of four)(!!)