My father was born,
Late on the eve of St. Patrick’s Day,
Inspiring nurses to insist the babe’s name be Patrick,
To which, my grandparents laughed and chose to obey.
Decades later,
When my parents had their first son,
Though the birth be in October,
The life of another Patrick, Pat Jr., begun.
Every St. Patrick’s Day has a special spark,
Because it...
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