Iona

She says from on high, is that the sea, you have to wonder why, if it's true, she’s as bad as me, wingtips shine like jewels, a diamond sun sears bright, she has hopes of eternity, she says she’s fine, what’s wrong with this crew, she enquires breezily, we'll sleep till noon, sailing the sky, nothing else bears scrutiny, in this cold April light, we're so glad and cool, who can expect sympathy, when we act like fools, on these long day flights, we drink for company, don’t know if we're right, but with strange reease.

Natalie Three

what it means to try, within a screaming gale, hoping not to lie, in your bones, you don't need to fail, to find yourself alone, studying a time, when life’s a trial, helped along by wine, how you atone, when love wails, in faces around your home, flip a coin see the sky, think of taking sail, best to leave this way, walk-on broken stones, discard desolate mail, be kind to weeping hosts, can’t be worse than Jail, try to dance the while, when you hit the trail, embrace uncertain smiles.

Natalie Two

We stretch our sunny days, your smile's a living dream, now you're on your way, save me the good news, like a dear one’s face, you always know what to do, laughing in the rain, on St Anthony's quay, it’s great to see you again, there’s a spirit in you, that’s so easy, no parish of broken rules, I’ll work and save, whenever there's a need, we might even take sail, the lovers you took, are only a dream, you're nobody’s fool, meet me in a warm cafe', return all of that feeling, ask for more cake, no one's speaking.

Natalie

Is it just this time, your mother's come, singing with a different lie, anyone can phone, or cover up as dumb, love catches in her throat, a stamping ground for crime, no hint of being victim, she won't discuss the times, doesn't do alone, wants to have some fun, way beyond your zone, it’s you who waits in line, says C’mon mum, shaking like a vine, it nourishes her bones, to look around your home, wail out what she knows, each day lost to wine, she won’t waste a crumb, her face a bitter shine, weeping what she’s done.

Paddy Three

All of you make jokes, don't disturb the waves, or worry if you’ll cope, never stoop to choose, or firmly swim away, think how much you’ll lose, you're not a dope, to encourage easy ways, as if you had no scope, if you want good news, let others stand and gape, what you say is true, let them moan and mope, note every bitter face, each coming slope, separate the Blues, a distant tide or sail, ships still leave without you, some things you can’t clone, it never is too late, to face the sea alone, it's what makes you great.

Paddy Two

Nothing else to gain, a knife to our throat, this is the only escape, they'll depart soon, bloodied on the waves, despite the news, you'll survive the wait, feel it in your bones, never hesitate, we’ll fight their hooks, you don’t want a throne, or the love of fools, hold that broken gaze, you're not a rolling stone, only Brigands seek escape, there’s no need to swoon, they won’t use the rope, you are no one's fool, it's not too late, make them swear and go, this is not our fate, leave us alone.

Paddy

If you cook with gas, turn the flame up, give it a blast, face like a stone, it’s the way you love, not worth going home, silken ones who trap, think that you're stuck, roll around and laugh, circle you like ghosts, roll in the muck, don’t stay at their posts, you drink wine aghast, you’re no purling dove, whose wings will collapse, go on your own now, consider them fluff, you’re better off alone, no one has a pass, without some good luck, who always shouts Basta !!!! but never enough.

James Three

You think that you rule, working on the bread line, regarding the fools, think you're so great, before other's demise, stop before it's too late, it makes you cruel, ignores what’s going on inside, the face of Mr Cool, once again, your eyes dance like fireflies, you’ll have your say, it’s a poor gruel, that overcooks these lies, if it’s all you do, lost in this game, it goes beyond the mind, of who holds the reins, burnt out mules, may offer you insight, but there is no tool, for being kind

James Two

My lover asks, were you even born, when you say nothing lasts, are these your ghosts, the dreams you’ve torn, that won't leave you alone, I adjust my mask, stroll down the lawn, I heed no Covid past, don't throw stones, at what you've known, it stops you growing, I enjoy these chit chats, am no fool to pawn, a ticket like that, with love in my bones, I’ll create a storm, everyone needs a home, the key’s on the mat, don’t look forlorn, I don't do aghast, or play the trombone.

James

You ask how I cope, If you could only help, to take me back home, why make me suffer, you little vixen, no need for your butter, stay out of my zone, I know you mean well, but I’m better alone, the words that you utter, don't come from a pen, they make my heart flutter, measure my chrome, put me in a spell, leave me in the open, I start to stutter, on bar stools of leather, you and my mother, my skin might need soap, but I’m not tethered, I laugh at your rope, save it for your friends

Marie Three

I can sometimes feel, from each breath taken, a moment's ease, that makes me swoon, face washed happy, even in hospital waiting rooms, outside is a magnolia tree, life shows the way, sunlight hangs on trees, they’re playing my tune, forget lousy disease, the wind goes boom, passion is needed, my bed is a reel, I can smell the sea, dance on golden avenues, Paris, Marseilles, Fleur de Lys, all add to good news, the house timbers creak, tack tack falls the rain, I turn to speak, love is what stays.

Marie Two

What do you care, don't hold me in traces, you wouldn't dare, your tune is not easy, blue folds my face, spun by the breeze, say you need to share, this kissing place, why put me here, in chains to the sea, unlike your gaze, a hymn to what’s seized, I know what's fair, when your eyes glaze, lips that snare, on swollen dreams, no one escapes, sugar sweet, I’m no liar, to sing so great, are you aware, what you take?

Marie

You sift through trouble, don't get frightened, none will tell on you, before you throw, and strew into the fire, all the stuff you loathe, silence is your hub, a source of brine, hands that you scrub, laugh at the cold, hear the clock chime, no one will ever know, remember summer love, forgive his broken wife, he sings in your blood, before the river flows, check the earth and tides, all the lies he told, pull on your gloves, take your time, shoulder what's to come, drink a little wine.

Pete Three

For each little bit of you, if anyone enquires, don’t give them a clue, life isn't a stone, thrown into the fire, why should you atone, your little cup of ruin, is more than a choir, you still have the tunes, know in your bones, what poisons your desire, does it make you groan, whoever gives the news, to see who's for hire, find your own truth, if no one 'phones, try to inspire, leave well alone, dance down the avenues, sing on the wire, you’ve always paid dues, you're no kiss ass liar.

Pete Two

Sober you ask why, the way it’s been chosen, before you can deny, stare at dead places, you’re mouth frozen, with stupid phrases, sing my favourite lines, our time done with roses, lovely when you try, at all the great stations beyond children hopeful, you neither shrink nor waste, even the graveside, you witness love's cloaking, clouds sail the sky, what settles on your face, neither time provokes, you blew over the traces, a flower at your side, just some little token, more a wish to verify, what lies broken.

Pete

I’ll take a ship to France, if you want me to stay, beg for a chance, don't get so cute, the way life is framed, I'm no fool, but thrown off balance, once again nailed, if you start to prance, I'm not so cool, lies are mere details, my ways are not smooth, don’t look askance, when I start to rail, passion can pass, shame's not for you nothing more to say, you don’t hear the tunes, or call out my name, please take my hand, look at me again, say I’ve got class?

Bella Three

Look at the moon, a spring tide today, everything comes around too soon, the birds who have flown, seeking away, singing as they go, your eyes don’t fool me, say wouldn't it be great, to find somewhere new, a place for the soul, where paradise reigns, forget mortgage loans, somewhere not cruel, but poised and sedate, where no ticket’s due, problems with ‘phones, emotion's a name, love’s sweet merry go, your good parts are true, I know is the case, but how will you argue, flying over the flames?.

Bella Two

I live in a craze, sheltered from the wind, smooth as cellophane, don’t try to moan, I’ll burn holy candles, life is only a loan, jump every train, scour the land, for that perfect lane, see my sparkling clothes, I’ll enjoy the bland, am not on my bones, make a step change, blow your ten grand, give me love not trade, when someone groans, I’ll buy a caravan, move out of that zone, not chained to the days, my heart expands, It's all so great, don't you understand?

Bella The Chef

I need another home, somewhere to stay, now that you’re gone, what I need to do, is ship out the waste, forget about truth, in troubled zones, find solace in every day, try not to feel alone, the sea is lemon blue, cafe's swell with rain, they’re nothing new, here in my bones, I know there’s a way, to take control, something left to the few, who don’t laugh and say, sunshine kills the Blues, brilliant pheromones, whisper your name, my waters groan, I'm going today.

Caitlyn Three

You smile easy, know just what to say, your spirits dance released, a high heeled slumber, stones, lintels, concave, make you turn and wonder, is it a lover’s retreat, that finds no shape, but allows you to name, this your number, when you state, your life is unencumbered, whose insides screech, tunes jingle and play, you run along the beach, roll in the thunder, forget the carapace, stay out of trouble, find a certain conceit, an act full of grace, eager to leave, good times on your face

Caitlyn Two

The love you show, never goes to waste, a fool in every bone, you have no need, to circle every day, or save enough to flee, in garments sewn, by a drunken oblate, this is all you know, weeds, flowers, pieces, to keep your hands engaged, don’t need to be free, you’ve already flown, away from the shame, makes you sing as you go, a house by the sea, tides and winter and flame, keep you happy, brilliant stones, whisper your name, you are the full blow, they mark your passage.

Caitlyn

You who own the night, the wind hushed fog dunes, do you wonder why, you keep a cheerful home, beat away the blues, always on the go, forget the bitter times, all the cool untruths, bars, rain, homicide, dreams of flying solo, always glad to see you, since last time they phoned, the air plashes by, the evening's getting cool, some wait all their lives, others touch the stones, kids themselves who fume, what they had before, men whistle passing by, you laugh and hum a tune, say it's stupid to lie, you love these rooms

Ellie Three

if you knew how to give, we wouldn't need, these places to live, this is no child’s game, wound in by greed, chasing your days, what about the kids, with all their surly needs, would you cast them adrift, golden dreams can’t negate, smoke on the breeze, send them away, with all your little fibs, think it's a wheeze, like making a bid, you're a fool to celebrate, each day brings no gifts. instead you pontificate, living life by drips, not a big blue sea, where loving light trips, but a lemon squeezed?

Ellie Two

You never mind, the course of collapse, always try to be kind, face like a stone, when you feel trapped, it's best you go alone, won't get frightened, by men who are strapped, say they're divine, who surround you like ghosts, about to relapse, know life’s your own, your heart beats time, with scarves worn for Mass, to love is no crime, Oh no no no, like shoes on a last, suffer their groans, they beg for more wine, slurp it aghast, tell them it’s fine, you cook with gas.

Ellie

She dances in the tide, her fame is just beginning, nails me with that smile, my mother asks what's new, she is not forgiving, love's not running smooth, tobacco blonde full of lies, fresh alive and kicking, many a famous night, what else can I do, who does the bidding, tells me life’s a shoe, you know what's right, she can demand anything, sunlight, water, sky, treats me like a parvenu, lilac heads are dripping, she melts me lemon blue, her lips a twisted knife, our trips on golden avenues, her eyes the river wide, brings me back to you.

Faiza Three

I'll dance to flutes, if I'm not too late, wine is for reckless fools, why heave and groan, act afraid, of my fancy French Cologne, I'll borrow the moon, church and state, to stroll these avenues, we are never alone, in what we hate, a promenade of our bones, now tell me the truth, is my vision great, cast in broken ruins, maybe when I’ve gone, you’ll recognise my case, shining like a basilisk, make me swoon, call me your fate, don’t act stupid, love's not a duel.

Faiza Two

Sparkle like a jewel, laugh brazen at your tears, who needs more fuel, you are great, what have you to fear, cancel all bad faith, turn my head you fool, you need me siren near, don't feel spooked, furled ribbons contain you grace, my perfume costs you dear, a twisted crook and gait, dreamers scatter rules, ache for visions clear, golden domes in tune, on the shipping lanes, your laden ships career, tells us all who fail, break this torrid curfew, find a passage steer, nothing’s left to rue, we’ll dance in better years.

Faiza

You who always slight, my dress of gossamer hue, can say what you like, isn't the sea divine, my smile is cotton blue, beams from another time, I dance in this light a lover of so few, make patterns in the sky, you drink me like wine, ask what can I do, my hair is wild behind, the pictures in my eyes, you always have another view from this bridge of sighs, we live in dismal climes, my heart bursts in two, it should be sublime, no one escapes this time, nothing left to refuse, I know what is right, fortune lies before you.

Mattie Three

You who always slight, my dress of gossamer hue, can say what you like, isn't the sea divine, my smile is cotton blue, beams from another time, I dance in this light a lover of so few, make patterns in the sky, you drink me like wine, ask what can I do, my hair is wild behind, the pictures in my eyes, you always have another view from this bridge of sighs, we live in dismal climes, my heart bursts in two, it should be sublime, no one escapes this time, nothing left to refuse, I know what is right, fortune lies before you.

Mattie

Lit on the corner bar, well within my credit zone, won’t end like my Da, people say pay your dues, never drink alone, don’t let yourself stew, you can play La La, who needs more loans, they only go so far, even with my blood, tissue and bone, I still ride the flood, your hair is silver tar, Saints shake out their ‘phones, something inside says Nah, a trail too well used, I won’t leave this home, wagons circle around you, mine is a lucky star, never lights on bum notes, this place is my Spa, you my inner host.