New Year Birds
New Year birds It’s still the cool mid Winter But the birds have decided That spring has just arrived So they sing with great cheer. In the trees above Shankill In the hills beyond the sea Climbing towards the mountains On the paths that lead to peace. We leave behind the busy road With heavy traffic going south Ten minutes brings us to the start Of woodland paths and scenic routes. Down below us lies the city Busy, busy with its duties Up above the scent of nature And beyond - the old Lead Mines. The pale winter sun barely rises Above trees in Rathmichael Woods Climbing ahead the forest path leads To a place that overlooks the Bay. Often we travelled on green Raleigh bikes Out of the town and into the mountains. The freedom of the sixties spent freely Cycling from Churchtown down country lanes. We look back today on the times of our youth Capturing memories, some black and some white Grateful for days spent in the sun Happy t...