A Poem for Saint Patrick's Day
How his memory would become perceived
In the Emerald Isle they do it in style
With green outfits, green hats and green sleeves
In the New World they went one step beyond
As they do there across the pond
With jugs of green beer
And all sorts of cheer
And silly hats often are donned
Corned Beef and Cabbage are common
In Chicago, New York and Boston
But in Olde Dublin Towne
They'd certainly frown
Guinness is their usual custom
When 17th March comes along
It's an excuse for drinking and song
People form into crowds
And get really loud
As they do when they form into a throng
The next day starts with a warning
Heads are thumping as a new day is dawning
We drank way too much
Spoke fluent double dutch
There's a price to be paid in the morning
Published by Tony Payne
Tony Payne is a freelance writer who lives on the South Coast of England with his wife Debbie. He has worked in the IT Industry all his life, and has been writing on various sites for the last 10 years. T... View profile
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12 Comments
Post a CommentGood job.
Very good poem, I liked it a lot.
Thanks Kim.
Have fun in Belize Tricia, wish I was there. I only got to Belize City, not the reef or the interior (trip was for work). Thanks Bonnie, it's nice to know that people enjoy my poetry.
You do good poetry!
I will be in Belize on St. Patrick's Day, so my guess is I won't be doing much holiday celebrating. But that's perfectly fine by me!!
hic :)
'Ode to the hangover! Cheers.
In Northern Indiana where they have a large Polish community, everyone becomes honorary Polish on the Monday after Easter when they celebrate Dingus Day. Any excuse to drink and eat Kielbasa :)
I always thought it weird that everyone in America suddenly became 'Irish' LOL.