oh gosh
here we are comming up on St. Patricks Day
and by some miracle of God
i am forced to write about
some saint named Declan
no, you don't know his name
i did'nt either
but God has a way
of making the unknown known
they say He does'nt share His glory
but that's a lie. God does give glory
or i would'nt be writing about
this fellow Declan
people talk about St.Patrick
but he was'nt the first
to bring christianity to Ireland
15 years before St. Patrick arrived
Declan brought Irelands first christian
settlement in Ardmore
with a monastary that spread
christianity through Ireland.
but the one thing that impressed me
about St. Declan the most was
that he has a stone named after him
a stone that after a prayer
crossed an ocean to retrieve a bell
and on another occassion
guided a boat to safty
they say that the stone still sits
on a somewhat less impressive beach
in Ardmore
i'm writing this because
by mistake i thought Declan
was code for "the klan"
which we all know is not so impresive
in the united states
and as an apology
i was wrong
but a little light from God
replaced a bulb that had went out
and the name Declan has a shiny new coat
to wear this St.Patricks Day
WHY???
THE FEEL IS THAT
IT CAN'T BE UNDERSTOOD.
TELL ME WHY
WHY YOU ARE DOING THIS???
WHY I HAVE TO ASK AGAIN
WHY WHY WHY???
WHY DO YOU''LL MAKE PEOPLE CRY???
WHY EVERY BOY AND GIRL HAVE
TO TELL???
WHY WHY WHY???
WHY NEED TO EXPLAIN???
WHY CAN'T WE JUST
BE FRIENDS
WHY NEED TO SEE
OTHERS CRY???
JUST TELL ME WHY???
DOES I HAVE TO TAKE A STAND
JUST TELL ME WHY???
DO I HAVE TO PAY THE PRICE
JUST TELL ME WHY???
WHY DOES PEOPLE
CRY
DO WORLD NEED TO CRY
JUST TELL ME WHY???
INSPIRED BY:DECLAN GALBRITH
Sleeping angel sent down here from heaven above
Unweeping angel never more to feel sorrow or fears
Mommy holds you in her arms wrapped tight in eternal love
Daddy kisses your soft cheek trying to hold back his tears
Looking for the formal definition, structure, and history of this poetry form? Visit the Poetry Dictionary entry below. Then return to explore how PoetrySoup members bring the form to life through their own poems.