Mary Murray lives in Galway for some time. She have B. A. Honours and a Masters in English Literature. She is a member of Skylight Poets, and has been published in Behind The Masks, Mosaic, and the Literary magazing Skylight 47. She has read at Over the Edge open mike,the Westside Library during the Arts Festival,and Charlie Byrne’s book shop.
A walk on the prom
Overcast sky
Strong summer breeze
Dark grey sea
Ruffled white lace edges
Sweep ashore
Seagulls screeching
Circle above
Swoop down scavenging
A lone heron stands
Striking a pose like a bronze
Statue
Famine memorials
Tall against the sky
Hold the names of ships
Ling, Linden ,Ohio
These among others sailed out
Of Galway past the lighthouse
A beleaguered people’s
Last sight of home
Large drops begin to fall
Rain becomes relentless
Running in rivulets
Down my face, front,
And back
I reach a shelter
Wait until the rain clears
Abandon my walk
Turned for home.
The Galway Review 
A very evocative piece, the imagery shows nature in its purest sense. Freedom is depicted by the birds at rest and in flight, whilst the ships described, convey not a sense of adventure, but of oppression. It depicts the timelessness and the scope of emotions experienced by those who walk along Galway Bay, in good times and bad.