Best Brennan Poems

A splendid actor was the late Walter Brennan.
There were so many movies and television shows he was in.
One of his characters I would particularly enjoy:
That was when he played grandpa Amos McCoy.
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Brenda penned a story about Brennan the boatswain in Bermuda
Who had bought a Bavaria 43 barque for a sailing adventure.
The story began with the ballad of Brennan:
'Come sail with me, on see-saw sea
Becapped, bedecked, emblazoned blithely, a blast!
Your love becalmed in my arms embrace.
All aboard,...

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He will rise in the morning with
	A can in his hand, wondering
-why he left his beloved home.

He comforts the streets, park benches, and bars
	At nights, asking for change 
-in-between fights.

At home, his Irish spirit, he is a star
	They still sing songs of his glory,
-can you...

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So full of life
With a cute little grin
Every girls dream
Each heart he could win

Riding bikes around
And playing with his dog
He would take him out
For a short little jog

When he was at school
He would talk about cars
He would think about planets
And how to count stars

Boy Scouts...

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Patrick Brennan enters the Craic Pub
His wife is at home, twisting her Celtic knot necklace
Enticing him to come home early, before he is too far into the cups
Gaelic love sent to him courtesy of her Great Grandmother Magda

Magda was a female druid, and her essence...

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Only yesterday it seems Brennan was born,
However, today I am so very torn;
That night he pitched a very good game,
Three hours later, he was shot in the head,
Oh what a shame;
His life flashed before his very eyes,
No more baseball just prayers and cries.

When I heard...

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they said he drained them —
not with charm
but with a syringe.

office door closed,
fake smile,
real bad smell.

the papers called him a vampire.
he was worse.

blood dripping in tubes,
dripping like old beer from busted taps
in dead bars at 2 a.m.

no bats, no castles,
just a slob in a tie,
a...

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