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MOONLIGHT -by guest author Kenneth Hickey



Red moon of summer evening

August heatwave lasts apace

Cows bark like jackals

The queen dwells cool in residence

Her standard fluttering high

Strange messages linger still

Peace descends in silent waves

Old dragon winks wisely through the fields

Fingers of celestial clouds

Invade virgin sky


O Heavenly Father I have sinned

I forgot to bring the bins in

We sit and smoke the heavenly nectar

Music that brings sweet sleep down from the blissful skies

The dragon rises again

A powerful monster living down in the darkness

The hidden one appears for a moment’s turn

The holy one’s true self slips out to speak

Sixteen again back in that Deutschland garden

He stares at the clouded moon




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Moonlight

by Kenneth Hickey


Bio- Kenneth Hickey was born in 1975 in Cobh, Co. Cork Ireland. He served in the Irish Naval Service between 1993 and 2000. His poetry and prose have been published in various literary journals in Ireland, the UK and the United States, including Southword, Crannoig, THE SHOP, A New Ulster, Aesthetica Magazine, and The Great American Poetry Show. His writing for theatre has been performed in Ireland, the UK, New York, and Paris. He has won the Eamon Keane Full Length Play Award and has been shortlisted for The PJ O’Connor Award and the Tony Doyle Bursary. He was shortlisted for the Bournmouth Poetry Prize in 2022. He has been selected for the Poetry in the Park project and awarded a poetry mentorship by Munster Literature Centre. His work in film has been screened at the Cork and Foyle Film Festivals. He holds a BA and MA in English Literature, both from University College Cork. His debut collection, ‘The Unicycle Paradox’ was published by Revival Press in November 2021. He still resides in Cork.



Follow Kenneth at:

Twitter: @hickeyken Instagram: @kjh_poetry




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