Shimna
just the right height
to clamber through rhododendron
just the right age
to wait watching trout
the Shimna river has
pools of clear glass
my secret wee tiddlers
dart and fall back
up here i am the cat
untraceable child of the jungle
silent and perched
on a big boulder cliff
sending twigs to the sea
down the Shimna
Shimna Shimna
Tollymore Park
Shimna Shimna
Mourne mountain rain
how many hours
have I been here
with my chin on my knees