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The Birds of 1916

Birds flew high over Dublin City
When the first shot was fired
Startled, they watched
As the famous street descended into chaos

Roars were thrown
Screams struggled to stay in
Tears drowned
But nothing stopped

Men from two sides
If they could even yet be called men
Attacked eachother
And the birds could not figure out why

A hundred years later
The blood had long been gone from the famous street
And something was different in the air

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It's almost the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising! We remember the men and women who fought for Ireland to be a free and democratic nation, those that died in the fight and those who were executed after to set the pathway for a new nation. I felt the best way I could commemorate this was to do what I know best; to write
Hope you enjoyed! I write a new blog every Wednesday
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