Douglas McClarty Biography

If you put an ear
to this ancient ground
You might just hear
a mystical sound
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I walked across the meadow
On a moonlit silver night
I passed the bridge above
the ridge
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A road stretches and seems endless
For those who never wander far
In life how many steps will they take
For some, like going to the moon
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McDermott's second hand
furniture store
Was on the Bedsford Road
Coleraine
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I was a child of the troubles
Got to know about bombs and bullets
Empty parked cars were avoided
If you were a child of the troubles
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