Seeds Dedication

...and amidst the cloth army badges, the letters,the nameless photos: packets of seeds...

"1441" is dedicated to the Madrileños I watched marching with banners saying "Mi Patria El Mundo".
"Kitty Hawks" is dedicated to John Hardman, my father-in-law.
"Running Water" is dedicated to Joan Gallagher, my wife.
"Take My Boots" is dedicated to Patrick Gallagher, my grandfather.
"Losing to Brazil" is dedicated to Derek Brogan, whoever he is.
"Townlands" is dedicated to all my great uncles and aunts who went west and never came back.
"Jesus Went the Whole Hog" is dedicated to James Nayler.
"Crossed the Clyde" is dedicated to John Gallagher, my father.
Seeds is dedicated to Hugo Gallagher, my uncle.

 

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