I’m Proinsias Donlon,

a novice in writing, travel journalist and worried earthling,

ein Schreibanfänger, Reisejournalist und besorgter Erdling.

My artist name is Proinsias Donlon, a Donlon because of my late mother in law who was a Donlon, a Galway Girl.
My wife is a Galway Girl as well.

I started writing down thoughts and short stories when I was about 50 years young. Surely I’ve written a lot of text for work but not about life in all it’s variations. Now I’m retired with more time on my hand, to think and bring my thoughts to paper. Without any claim for brilliant wording or high level literature.

I’m grateful to be able to read and write.

I love a printed book, the weight, to turn pages, using bookmarks, to enjoy cover illustrations, to have culture in my hands. I prefer paperback because the contents of a book is important to me, not the layout.

So far, I’m living in Tuam, Co. Galway, Ireland.

Literature Ireland https://www.literatureireland.com/

International Police Association
Special Interest Group https://www.globalwritersforum.co.uk/

Time is running, it´s never enough,
a day should be longer, bigger and tough.
Resilience is the keyword of modern life,
so I try very hard to survive.

You can fill a day with power and success,
and avoid to create a pile of mess,
you are exhausted at the end of the day,
to charge your batteries, no way.

That makes you think when you get older,
is this the right way that I should soldier,
are you leading a good way of life,
is this the right way that you can strive?

Stop for a moment your hectic life,
think, what you really want to jive.
Less is more, you can hear in a chant,
keep everybody happy is what they really want.

Make a decision and think about yourself,
remove the amount of jobs off your shelf.
Less is more, the first effect
gives you a feeling of life´s respect.

Do what is good for you, I tell myself,
your last thirty years you design yourself.
Enjoy life in those years before the final end,
I hope you comprehend.