The Isle of Saints and Scholars
by Bob Eschenbrenner

welcome to the isle
of saints and scholars
for the seekers of wisdom
faith and knowledge

listen and you will hear
the song of the Irish Sea
while the rain falls hard
on the green fields of Kerry

and I arise today
to write this confession
I'm at peace with my God
his grace and redemption
I arise today
to share what I have learned
of the wisdom of the word
and the lessons I've discerned

I'll tell you what was lost
when they burned the library down
wisdom was reduced
to ashes on the ground

and the books went up in flames
well it's always been that way
when anger vents its rage
and fear rules the day

but on the cliffs of Mohrer
far from the fall of Rome
the March winds rise and fall
while Patrick writes a poem
and he read the words
across the sea of time
carrying the message
of the soul divine

a sculptor carves a Celtic cross
high above the sea
and in a Dublin tavern
they debate ancient philosophy
of poets and prophets
and mystics gone by
while the sunrise greets
the emerald isle

listen and you will hear
the song of the Irish Sea
while the rain falls hard
on the green fields of Kerry