My Cultural Identity

The curlew and the corncrake nightly sing
A song to the music in the heartland of my soul
And stories from a past with joy forever ring,
While the history of my country fills the bowl.
A thousand years of people lived to make me know
The path in pride my culture would then take
And ‘tis the same for each of us to show,
The way with honour we wish to make,
That precious gift, which none would dare forsake.
It is a prize worth fighting hard to win
And a battle that could so easily break
The hearts of many decent folk like sin
But culture just like courage will never let you go,
It is your flag of true identity always there on show.


Adrian Kavanagh
December 6, 2008