Daffodil Day, Mike O'Donnell's Covid 19 cartoons and a poem from "a heart heavy with helplessness"

Photo: Chris Grayson

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No Clowning Now

I came across this when I was looking for something else. I include it here just for the laugh.

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The First Daffodil Day Committee

This year's Daffodil Day fundraiser had to be cancelled  This is a photo of the first committee, some of them sadly no longer with us. In their honour and with the help of the present super committee we'll do it all again as soon as the doors open.

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Mike O'Donnell is telling the story  of Covid 19 in pictures

He captioned this one "The Catch".

Mike is a genius. I hope when this is over he brings out a book of these...the first draft of history.

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In Time of Loss

Irish people are traditionally the best at supporting friends and neighbours when they lose someone. It is one of the hardest parts of our Covid 19 deprivations that we cant show or see that traditional support.
John McGrath wrote this poem for a grieving friend.  It is particularly apt for these troubled times when we can't be with our friends on their grief journey.

Dear Friend...

My heart is heavy with helplessness.
I would gladly take the weight from you,
Share your loss. But you are there
And I am anywhere but there.

Yet even if I walked beside you
You would need to walk alone.
Losses are like fingerprints, each one different
As every breath we take, and each our own.

But know dear friend, if love can lighten
This burden you endure, if love can share
One tiny step with you, look to your heart,
Be sure you’ll find me there.

John McGrath October 2014

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Food for Thought

The chances of the numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 coming up in that order in the Lotto draw are the same as any other combination of numbers.  It's a lottery.

Daffodil Day 2015

I wandered lonely as a cloud

That floats on high o'er vales and hills

When all at once I saw a crowd

A host of golden daffodils

Daffodils are the symbol chosen by the Irish Cancer Society to symbolize its fundraising campaign. Listowel has always put in a great effort in supporting the cause which supports people who have cancer and families who suffer because of it.

On their Facebook page Listowel Daffodil Day they have posted photos of the Daffodil Day committee down through the years. It is great to see all the people who have worked so hard on this over the years but very sad to see the lovely faces of so many who have passed away. To celebrate Daffodil Day 2015 and to honour all of the local people who have lost the fight against this disease here are some of the photos.

Thank you all!

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Confirmation Day 2015

(photo: Scoil Realt na Maidine )