Author: paul

Trust in your calling, make sure your calling’s trueThink of others, the others think of youSilly rule, golden words make… read more Everything’s Groovy…No ,Really

“I looked at the Rubens and RembrandtsI liked the John Singer SargentsHe told me he liked TurnerNever have I turned… read more Ah Yes I Remember It Well

A song for America .. “Stop me, oh, stop meStop me if you think that you’ve heard this one beforeStop… read more Nothing’s Changed

“I was hellSarcastic silver swellThat day it rainedTough spun, hard won, noOcean flower aquariumBadlands, give a handHoney dip, flim flamHey… read more The Devil Is A Cat Called Pasta

“I left my soul thereDown by the seaI lost control hereLivingLiving”( Morcheeba /The Sea )  By the time you read… read more It Must Be Love, Or Something

“Colder, crying on your shoulderHold her, and tell her everythings gonna be fineSurely, you’ve been going to earlyHurry, ’cause no… read more Confelicity

Mirror, Mirror on the wall…. “Many years ago, he looked out through a glassless windowAll that he could see was BabylonBeautiful… read more Mirror, Mirror

“All my lovers were there with meAll my past and futuresAnd we all went to heaven in a little row… read more Don’t Fence Me In

“Come into my parlourSail in at my shoreDrink my soul dryThere is always moreThere is always more after”           Pagan Place… read more Skipping Bits

“I hate that mirrorIt makes me feel so worthlessI’m an original sinner but when I’m with youI couldn’t care less”… read more Rock On Peggy Jo

“Out of that childhood country what fools climb To fight with tyrants Love and Life and Time?” ( Patrick Kavanagh… read more My Molly Is Your Nelly

“And the red-breasted robin beats his wingsHis throat it trembles when he singsFor he is helpless before you”Nick Cave –… read more I Am Not A Statue

“I was not bornInto this worldTo do another man’s bidding” Fontaines D.C.  A little different this week. Whilst at college… read more Bond vs. Bond

“And you may find yourselfBehind the wheel of a large automobileAnd you may find yourself in a beautiful houseWith a… read more And You May Find Yourself…

“We should take a busTo somewhere else to something newThank God we’re aliveAnd bite off more than we can chewDo… read more Hoppipoola !

“Time it was,And what a time it was,It was….A time of innocence,A time of confidences” Paul Simon – ‘Old Friends’… read more Bookends

“Give me these moments backGive them back to meGive me that little kissGive me your hand” Kate Bush – ‘This… read more These Moments

“I don’t know what I want, if I’m completely honestI guess I could start a war, I guess I could… read more Empathy, Millions, and Me

“Yeah, I know, but I had to tryA man can crawl around or he can learn to flyAnd if you… read more Colouring Outside The Lines

“I feel glorious, gloriousGot a chance to start againI was born for this, born for thisIt’s who I am, how… read more No Half & Half !

“What we once thought we had, we didn’tAnd what we have now will never be that way again”      ‘We… read more Paul vs.Paul

‘Cause everything that’s been has passedThe answer’s in the looking glassThere’s four and twenty million doorsOn life’s endless corridor” The… read more Paul Through The Looking Glass

“Too many Florence NightingalesNot enough Robin HoodsToo many halos not enough heroesComing up with the goods”                        Flag Day – The… read more Quaesitum

And all the old stories are toldI know you’re gonna tell me that you hear every word I sayBut the… read more Labels, Covers.

“I’d love to stay here and be normalBut it’s just so overrated.” Tracy Jacks by Blur. *** Funny mood WARNING… read more To The End

“People help the peopleAnd if your homesick, give me your hand and I’ll hold itPeople help the peopleAnd nothing will… read more When I Grow Up

“You know your trouble ?” he said. I stopped listening. He only knew of this particular trouble. I am the… read more Let Me Explain

Last Sunday Bono was 60 and in celebration, or reflection, he released a playlist on Spotify called “60 Songs That… read more Me and Bono

This is a true story submitted to TenX9.com on the theme of Courage. Monaghan , the true centre of the… read more Humphrey, Humphrey, I defy you !

“Darling, you give me shelterFrom the noise that drowns out the loveAnd I want to discoverAll the things that make… read more I’ve Been To Stranooden, But I’ve Never Been To Me

“We are of the earthTo her we do returnThe future is inside usIt’s not somewhere elseIt’s not somewhere elseIt’s not… read more March 27th 1970 – Our Kid

“Fairytales do not tell children that dragons exist.  Children already know that dragons exist. Fairytales tell children that dragons can… read more Most Peculiar, Mama

“Yeah, all those stars drip down like butterPromises are sweetWe hold out our pans, lift our hands to catch themWe… read more Let Me In

Everything is connected. To each other, to everything they see, across time, we connect the dots. Maybe we are the… read more (Yeah But) You’re You

“Theirs is to winIf it kills themThey’re just humansWith wives and children”(The Flaming Lips ) Odd thoughts and feelings this… read more Race For The Prize

Some days I’m it. I’m all that. I’m at one. And then I make the fatal mistake of getting out… read more Right Man, Wrong Place, or….

“Do I dareDisturb the universe ?In a minute there is timeFor decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse.” (… read more Time vs. Ballybay

Three weeks into my college course and my head is wrecked. Simple questions such as ‘Why are you wearing what… read more Confusa Persona

You saw the advert, attended the open night, applied for the course, was granted a place, looked forward to it… read more Don’t Be Afraid

So, as I announced last week I was finished up as a coach to the Phoenix Athletic kids, this Tuesday… read more Croissant !

Almost made it to the end of the first ‘proper’ week of 2020 without exploding ! New ideas are taking… read more That’ll Do Pig

I am in a very precarious situation at the moment that will last for another few days. I cannot afford… read more A Photograph Of You

oast, Spaghetti, Paula and a wombat called Ezekiel (Wednesday Morning, 3AM) OK, let’s clear up two things first. It was… read more Toast, Spaghetti, Paula and a wombat called Ezekiel

Last night Jake, Dad and I travelled to Belfast to tell a story, this story, at the wonderful Tenx9 event… read more Santa Does Not Do DIY

Sorry for the late delivery of the blog, on Friday I had to dash to Dublin airport to meet my… read more A Horserace and Two Funerals

My Soul Mate’s cousin asked me to talk to her class of 7-8 year olds this week about our Drumlin… read more True, Mostly True, Mostly Mostly True

Back in the olden times , when all you could afford was a single rather than an album, when you’d… read more The B-Side of Life

Technically I’ve been working from home this week. Actually I’ve been eating everything in the kitchen and making overly elaborate… read more Some and More

 Driving into town the other day and Grandmaster Flash’s Eighties classic “White Lines” came on the radio. Immediately I was… read more Bits & Pieces of Everyday

 Monday was odd…even for me. Elliott, our youngest, was attending a Physics week in Trinity College in that Dublin and… read more What Time Is It ?

For the first time in ages I actually finished something. I am brilliant at starting things, and even better about… read more Strange Days indeed

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