Tuesday, October 20, 2026

The Banshee

Anna Devine, 

chieftainess of Ulster,

whose Banshee is 

associated with a hag,

was it she I heard?


No, it was not.

It was a lovely young

Galway lass

from far away Connacht. 


She screamed for Daniel Fawcett, 

the moment that he crossed it, 

The Great Divide,  

and into the beyond, 

a howling animal wail 

of pain, 

nothing sane, 

no song.

I thought somebody was being murdered

and went to look

into the forest. 


The maiden Banshee

who combs her long hair,

likely died a virgin

or in childbirth, 

like Anna Devine, 

before her time, 

a golden glitter in a dream

of mine. 

It was just before Daddy passed away. 

Uncle Albert was waiting

along with the glitter, 

Anna Devine?

Great-grandmother

of mine. 


The fox, 

the doe,

I should say

I wonder, though. 

You can keep your phones.

I have my Banshee

to call me home.

✨🍀✨

 





The Banshee

Anna Devine,  chieftainess of Ulster, whose Banshee is  associated with a hag, was it she I heard? No, it was not. It was a lovely young Gal...