At The September Horse Fair

Deciduous leaves of late August not yet turning brown At the September horse fair in old Millstreet Town The cool nip of late Summer in the morning air But it is quite a nice enough day for the fair From Main Street to the Square on either side of the street Stall holders in their stalls for business compete In times of a struggling economy street traders not doing that well Since the collapse of the Celtic Tiger things for them harder to sell More horses in the fair field in the fairs of old But plenty traders there and horses bought and sold The days of the farm workhorse is in the past But then few things in life ever does seem to last People there from all parts of Ireland north, east, west and south And Sean Radley with his camera out and about Taking photographs as well as a story to write The well known reporter of the Millstreet Web Site Less Irish travelers at the fair than in the days of the horse drawn van The sixties brought about change for the wandering clan But few things escape change as the wise one does say And only memories of what was are with us today With a clear view of the cross upon Clara Hill The morning air in it does have a slight chill The deciduous leaves not yet showing any brown At the September horse fair in old Millstreet Town.