\nOn Irish people and the color green in 2024<\/p>\n
What else and what more needs to be said<\/p>\n
Depends on the amount of whiskey you pour<\/p>\n
It won\u2019t hurt as it rolls around in your head<\/p>\n
Ireland is fondly called by some the Emerald Isle<\/p>\n
It rains a lot there and remains green year round<\/p>\n
Many a red haired lass with Irish eyes that smile<\/p>\n
Shamrocks found growing on the ground abound<\/p>\n
Three stripes orange white and green on the flag<\/p>\n
Woolen clothes horses and potatoes in the fields<\/p>\n
Of independence from England Irishmen brag<\/p>\n
Grains provide ample beer and whiskey yields<\/p>\n
Musicians writers songs dance poetry and verse<\/p>\n
In Gaelic and English one hears blessing and curse.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\nA Sonnet for St. Patrick\u2019s Day<\/h3>\n
\nGreen gewgaws appear in variety stores before Valentine\u2019s Day<\/p>\n
Green leprechaun t-shirts shamrock ties and hats sold by the score<\/p>\n
Green beer everywhere a green river even runs in Chicago today<\/p>\n
In New York\u2019s parade Irish pipes policemen marching bands more<\/p>\n
In Erin folks used to get up and go to morning Mass in a local church<\/p>\n
They\u2019d eat a simple meal of pork potatoes tea and Irish soda bread<\/p>\n
Many Irish leave the big green commercial machine in the lurch<\/p>\n
While underneath ladies wool scarves peeks hair of beautiful red<\/p>\n
St. Patrick departed the Emerald Isle over fourteen hundred years ago<\/p>\n
Kidnapped in Scotland and taken as a slave to Erin when a young boy<\/p>\n
After six years he escaped to return in a small boat he could row<\/p>\n
Returning as a priest bringing what became Catholic guilt and joy<\/p>\n
Patrick is now used as an excuse for people to drink booze like a fish<\/p>\n
From green beer to Irish whiskey dear they all wish they were Irish.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\nThe Old Sot and The Old Sod<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
(an Irish-American reverie by Joey Leahy Connolly)<\/em><\/p>\n
\nIf I should pass out think but this of me<\/p>\n
That there\u2019s a small corner of this old pub<\/p>\n
That is forever Ireland and will always be<\/p>\n
A place you can eat some decent grub<\/p>\n
Outside is Ireland the sot dreams aware<\/p>\n
He\u2019s back there in his drunken present state<\/p>\n
Tasting Irish cheddar cheese eating pub fare<\/p>\n
With a dark beer a corned beef cabbage plate<\/p>\n
He\u2019ll have one more pint drink it right away<\/p>\n
A drop or two now of Tullamore Dew no less<\/p>\n
Takes him back to Ireland God may it bless<\/p>\n
Earphones sing harps strings and pipes today<\/p>\n
Uilleann (elbow) pipes and songs by the dozen<\/p>\n
His heart and soul at peace now in Irish heaven.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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Saint Patricks Day<\/p>\nThe \u201cold sod\u201d is an endearing term used by many Irish when referring to their mother country. I am of Irish-American heritage. My father\u2019s side is from Galway, my mother\u2019s side from Limerick. These three poems have been revised from first appearance in the Saipan Tribune on March 16, 2018.<\/p>\n
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Joey aka “Pepe Batbon” Connolly is a retired educator who taught in the CNMI, NOLA, and LVNV. He is the Poet Laureate of Tinian and enjoys stargazing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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