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Mayfield
House Portlaw
Portico Italianate,
Splendour towering
Towards the sky;
Jackdaws screaming
From your chimneys;
Collared Doves
In love, up high.
Roof collapsing,
Gutters rusting;
Balustrade and
Transoms loose;
Rose-red bricks and
Window timbers
Crumbling, crumbling -
Mayfield House.
Poem and illustration copyright 2004 Seán O’Brien.
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