Deirdre wed and other poems

The collection opens with a sweeping, lyrical meditation on time and landscape, where echoes of ancient chant mingle with the rustle of forests and the hush of distant seas. Its language feels both archaic and intimate, inviting listeners to wander through hilltops, moonless beds, and forgotten oaths. The poems shift between solemn elegies, playful observations of daily life, and mythic storytelling that draws on Celtic legends.

In the centerpiece narrative, a marriage ceremony unfolds in a rustic kingdom, its atmosphere thick with firelight, the clatter of horns, and the whispered prophecies of old chanters. As the bride Deirdre stands on a hill, the verses capture the tension between destiny and desire, set against a backdrop of wild hills and trembling oaks. Throughout, the volume offers a mosaic of shorter pieces—ode to birch, winter song, reflections on art and mortality—that together create a resonant portrait of a world where history and imagination braid together.