Sean Walsh

I live in Dublin, Ireland. Sometimes. Most times I live in my head, quite unaware of my surroundings – if you know what I mean… If you succeed in tracking Sean Walsh, please let me know, ok? I've been searching for him for years…

Unto Us

Published on Sunday 18th October 2020 by Sean Walsh

‘Past the inn with ne’er a vacancy,

raucous revelry, receding…

Around the back to the stables.

Animals stirring… then still,

breathing warmth

unto cold night air.

Aloft, a movement of wings.

In a makeshift crib

on a bed of straw –

under a thousand stars –

a new-born babe…

Gentled to her breast

by a young Jewess…

And by their side

a quiet man of few words,

wondering…

@Sean Walsh  18/10/20

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