Claddagh Ring

Literary / Arts

Claddagh Ring

Sheila FitzGerald Mckenna

Volume 28  Issue 1, 2 & 3 | Posted: March 4, 2014

Today I wear a Claddagh ring,
A ring of love, they say.
Two hands encircling heart and crown,
worn in a special way.

It takes an Irish heart to know
the statement it is making.
A heart that has been given away
or open for the taking.

Yesterday it told Happiness.
Today it whispers Sorrow.
I wear my Claddagh ring and pray
God’s blessing on tomorrow.

Today I wear a Claddagh ring,
A ring of love, they say.
Two hands encircling heart and crown,
worn in a special way.

It takes an Irish heart to know
the statement it is making.
A heart that has been given away
or open for the taking.

Yesterday it told Happiness.
Today it whispers Sorrow.
I wear my Claddagh ring and pray
God’s blessing on tomorrow.

   

Sheila FitzGerald Mckenna