Author: pbyrne63

Our Family Tree Is Shaken

Its Bough Ready To Break

Our Family Tree Is Shaken To The Core

Alas You Are No More

Taken, So Young, And In Such A Way

We Will Be Shaken

Your True Essences Remaining For Many A Long Day

The Family Tree Is Now Bending ,Not Broken

Resting Still To Gather Its Strenght, Its Will

Its Power Coming Together As One

Rooted In The Earth

To Which You Will Return

To Be With Your People

They Gather One By One

To Welcome You Home

To Your Heavenly Space

Family To Take Care Of You

May You Find Eternal Grace

As We Come To Terms With Your Earthly Loss

Many Will Be Left Counting The Cost

Of Not Listening Or Hearing The Warning Signs Of

Deadly Loss To Come

How A Father Could Be Capable Of Doing That To His Son

How His Mind Could Snap And Break Into A Million Pieces

Like The Hearts He Has Left Behind

Broken, Scattered

Everywhere

Broken Beyond Repair

A Sapling Torn From Our Tree

There Are No Words To Express Our Grief, Our Loss

To You From Me

P Byrne 2026

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Hold On This Pain Will Ease
This Epidemic Can Bring Us To Our Knees
Many Left Their Beds And Headed Out The Door
Many, Many More Than Ever in 2024
Walked The Walk, Talked The Talk
Into The Light They Walked
Side By Side, Hand In Hand
At 4am Their Actions Spoke Louder Than Their Words
As They Honoured And Acknowledged Those Who Have Left This Earth Prematurely
Before Their Time
And Those Who Struggle To Tell When Their Lives Become For Them A Living Hell
Let’s Have That Talk
Let’s Open The Door
Trust Our Gut Instinct
Learn To Observe
Listen To What’s Not Been Said Or Done
By Your Friends, Colleagues, Neighbours, Loved One
Let’s Make Suicide A Talking Matter
Part Of Our Daily Lives
Silent And Passive No More
Our Pledge For 2024

Pauline Byrne

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Many Will Leave The Comfort Of Their Beds
And Travel, Some A Distance To Clear Their Heads
But It’s So Much More Than It First Appears
It’s To Support, Help Guide A Loved One, Friend So Dear
Before They Go Down A Rabbit Hole
Disappear Or Come To A Tragic End.
To Let Those Who Are Suffering In Silence Or Those Who Are Screaming Out Loud
That We Hear Your Voices
See And Sense Your Pain
We Want This To Stop Happening
Time And Time Again
Positive Mental Health Supports Are The Goal
Empowerment Is The Aim
As The Dark Turns Into The Light
They Walk In Memory, Or Hope For A Future That’s Brighter Than Before
That Can Help, Support, Empower Those Who Find Themselves At Times
In Need Of An Open Mind, An Open Door.

Pauline Byrne 2023

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As We Start This Day
May There Be Peace & Calm
In Your Body, Mind, And Soul
May You Know And Find A Way To Keep You Whole,

Strong that Nurtures Your Very Being
From Foot To Head And All Between.
May You Find Grace,
The Light That Shines Through
All Those Dark Night That Have Been
May You Be Receptive To All Of Lifes Gifts
That Find Their Way To You
May You Recognise Your Worth, Your Value
In This Lifetime,Through And Through.

Pauline Byrne 2023

aguidinglight.ie

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Conceived In A Mother’s Mind, Dympna
Birthed By Her Heartbroken Daughter Shereen And Niece Rachel She Left Behind
A Vision Born Out Of Gain
From Personal Experience And Pain
A Safe Open Place Where Women Can Go
To Connect With Their Own
Share Their Woes
Have Fun, Learn New Skills
Learn To Just Let Go Of Life’s Ills
All Are Welcome In These Sister Tribes
A Sense Of Joy And Adventure Helps To Keep The Spirit Alive Within Us All
And Can Really Support Us
When In Life We Take A Fall
When All We Need Is A Friendly Face
A “Sisters” Helping Hand Is Provided
Done With Grace
To Give Women A Place To Stand Together Hand In Hand
To Know Their Choice
To Have A Voice
To Shine A Light Into This New Norm We Live In
After Weathering The Storm
And Have Their Say
“The Personal Is Political “
To Make Change Happen On The Ground
To Find Their Feet On Solid Ground
Women’s Issues To The Fore
No Hiding Them Behind Closed Doors
To Share Knowledge,
Experiences, Good, Bad, Mad Or Sad
Knowing That They Are Not Alone
Sister Sheds Is Their New Go To Home

Pauline Byrne 2022
Website aguidinglight.ie

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A Guiding Light

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Many Throughout Our Fair Land
Left Their Beds And Walked The Walk,Talked The Talk
Darkness Into Light
To Show Those Suffering In Their Bodies,Minds And Souls
That They Are Being Seen And Heard
That They Are Not Enduring This Nightmare Alone
In A Local Park, Corkagh
For The Very First Time
Many Gathered
Their Bodies,Minds Together All In Rhythm
A Sea Of Yellow To Be Seen,Line After Line
To Walk This Walk
To Honor Family Relative,Colleague
Or Friend
Who Have Gone Before Their Time
A Permanent Solution, A Bitter End
To Help Those Who Now Need As Never Before
A Lifeline
“Crisis Intervention”
An Open Door
To Provide Ongoing Support
Throughout The Year
To Those Who Are Suffering
Living With Dread Through The Fear
This Yearly Event Provides A Space
For Those To Talk And Walk
To Connect Or Reconnect With Family,Stranger Or Friend
To Show Support
Offer Guidance,
Kindness, Lend A Helping Hand
To Say You Are Not Alone
We Are Here So That You Will Find Your Way Back Home
Back To Yourself
With Dignity And Grace
As You Navigate Your Path
Find Your Safe Place.

Pauline Byrne 2022

Website aguidinglight.ie

Facebook page A Guiding Light

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In Equal Measures We Hope And We Fear
That This Is A Turning Point As We Enter This Year
A Healing Balm Is Needed To Soothe Our Bodies,Minds And Souls
She Went For A Run, But Ashling Murphy Never Came Home
Growing Up As A She Child, Woman, Crone
You Have To Learn Very Fast How To Stay Safe
Get Yourself Safely Back Home
It’s Being A Fact Of Life For Far Too Many
As Women Countrywide Shared Their Own Experiences At Ashling’s Vigils They Cried
They Spoke Of Their Near Misses With Family Strangers, Friends
We As Women Are Scared, Fearful For Our Lives
It’s Not Right, It’s Not OK
Not To Be Able To Go Out In Broad Daylight
Where Many Walk, Run Or Roam
With Fear In Your Heart, Your Heart In Your Mouth
That You May Not Make It Home
Our Hearts Are Broken, Traumatically Open
Now Is The Time To Share With Gentle Care
We Are Sad, We Are Mad,We Are Bereft
That This Is Still Happening
Year In, Year Out
Find Your Voice Let Your Emotions Out
From Boy To Man Let This Watershed Moment Be The Beginning Of The End Of Gender Violence
“Masculine Toxicity Institutionalized Sexism.”
This Needs To Happen Sooner Than Later
Zero Tolerance For The Perpetrators.
Pauline Byrne 2022
Website aguidinglight.ie
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A Guiding Light

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C. Is For The Lights Hanging On The Christmas Tree
H. Is For The Hope We Carry For You Not Just For Me
R. Is For The Resilience We Have Shown Throughout This Year
I. There Is No I In Us When It Comes To Dealing With This Dreaded Curse, This Fear
S. Is For The Strength We Have Found Within Us All
T. Is For The Times We Have Picked Ourselves And Others Up From A Fall
M. Is For Our Mission, To Keep Everybody Safe
A. Is For Our Acceptance, We Are Doing Our Very Best
S. Is For Our Sanity That Has Been Put To The Test
That Has Somehow Kept Us Afloat
Reminding Us That We May Not All Be In The Same Boat
But We Are All Weathering The Same Storm
Put Them Altogether And You Will Clearly Find
Our Christmas Wish Is For Grace And Reconciliation
Peace In Our Time
To Help Calm Many A Troubled Mind
Our Greatest Gift We Can Give This Year Is Our Presence To Family And Friends So Dear
So The Best In Me Wishes The Best In You
A Peaceful Happy Christmas And A Resolution Filled New Year 2022
Pauline Byrne 2021
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aguidinglight.ie

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A Guiding Light

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Where To From Here, We Ask
Hold Our Breath
Wait For The Next Task
Will It Be Too Much ,
How Much More Have We To Endure How Much More Can We Afford To Give
How Much More Required Of Us To Live In Harmony Together Once More
So Many Have Hit The Floor
Some Running, Some Collapsed, Shattered In Pieces
Waiting For The Bigger Picture To Emerge
Broken, Brought Back To Life
Sealed With Gold Mending The Cracks In Our Souls
Gold Of Old, Knowledge, Friendships, Kinships
Connected By A Common Goal
That We Can All Learn To Live Together Somehow
Soul To Soul.

Pauline Byrne 2021
Website aguidinglight.ie
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This Is Your Life,
This is not a Dress Rehearsal.
This Is It
So What is It Going To Be ?
To Sit In A Window
Ah Poor, Poor Me
Or Rise To The Challenge
Come To The Fore
Rise Up And Say
I Don’t Have To Take It And Open Your Door
Breath In The Pure Light
Feel The Air As It Plays With Your Hair
Loosening The Tightness In Your Chest
Know That You Are Doing Your Very Best
To Take Care of Your Self in Unprecedented Times
To Mind You When At Times You May Feel That You Are Losing Your Mind
Switch Off The News
Its Feeding Your Blues
Come To Your Door
Breathe In, Then Out
Let A Shout
“All Will Be Well”
We Will Come Through This Living Hell
Hear Yourself Say
As You Continue Your Day
In The Best Way You Can
Knowing That There Is A Plan
By Staying Cocooned in a Safe Place
Is Saving A Life
Is Living in Grace

Pauline Byrne

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