Pete Mullineaux, poet and dramatist, read out some of his poems at Afri’s Féile Bríde on Saturday 8th February in Kildare. These poems are republished here with his permission.
Zen Traffic Lights
Thank you red dragon
for teaching patience and humility,
so I may observe the green tiger
wisely.
And thank you red dragon
for showing joy in the moment;
so I will ride the green tiger
with enhanced pleasure.
And thank you red dragon
for reflecting my rage, mirrored
in calm cool green waters
to come.
Thank you…
thank you…
that’s enough now,
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