Kilted Owl: Original Poem: Ancestrally Irish by Ashley Paskill

I’ve known all along of my ties to the land,

Where the fields are so green and each day is “grand.”

I feel Ireland’s Call with each step that I take.

As I dream of my homeland, my heart starts to quake.

My ancestors came over to find a new life,

Leaving behind their past pain, loss, and strife.

The story that I carry is deep in my bones

Of hardship and trials so far from their homes.

I long to learn more of the land they called home,

And why from their past they decided to roam.

I wish I could ask them, but they are not here,

But somehow I feel a connection so near.

Someday, I will step on Ireland’s shore

And wonder about my life’s history no more.

But until then, I’ll learn and I’ll wait

When my dream of Ireland is within my fate.

Kilted Owl