A Memory Not Lost Poem, by duggantherhymer, at My poetic side

In the twenty first century no Irish Traveler horse drawn vans parked at the Shannaknock Cross

What is change to many is to some a huge loss

Before the Millstreet Town horse fairs to the Shannaknock Cross they always did arrive

Of the what used to be only memories survive

Through six decades in time to the distant past

On looking back the years time seemed to go fast

Their colorful vans and carts drawn by their pinto horses mostly black and white or white and brown

On the byways of Ireland they traveled up and down

But the increased traffic on the roadways to travel by horses brought to an end

That industrialization brings with it changes one can depend

And change to tradition does come at a cost

To those old enough to remember a memory not lost

Of the Irish Travelers horse drawn vans parked at the Shannaknock Cross in the long ago

Going back in time some six decades or so.

A Memory Not Lost