Duhallow In Early February

In view of the snow capped hills of Duhallow on this January day

From the overnight frost the bare fields looking gray

The cattle in the farmyard sheds bellowing for silage or hay

And from the old Barony the first breath of Spring still seems far away

Though the birds in bare hedgerows do not chirp or sing

Each dawn one day nearer to the northern Spring

Though your exhaled breath looking gray in the cold morning air

Your woolly cap or hat on your head keeps some warmth in your hair

The hungry rooks cawing on a tall leafless tree

In Duhallow on a cold morning in early February

When the grass is gray with frost a sign that rain is near

But quite typical weather for Duhallow for the time of year

In view of the snow capped mountains in Duhallow today

From the overnight frost the grass looking gray.