Spring in Dublin
People linger in Temple Bar
take coffee and wine outside with coats still on,
crowd around pipers, singers
wanting a memory photo of this day.
Young girls chat with Gardai in short sleeves,
skateboarders skim around ´Central Bank,
many languages sound check outdoors,
cars squawk and hoot at lights.
People watch for seconds to drain to zero.
At Ha’penny Bridge the river throws back the light,
sinking sun frames dark buildings,
and blinks in windows.
Ann Marie Foley writes poetry, prose and non-fiction, lives near Portlaoise, Co Laois, Ireland and has been published in: Outburst 16&17; Words UnLaoised; The Sea; Writing.ie; Cyphers 73; Acorn 5…For more information: www.laoiswritersgroup.com/anne-marie-foley