Blend of yellow and blue, it's a pickle and lime.
It is jealousy's hue and a plant in its prime.
It's an emerald, jade, and a lawn-covered yard
And St. Patrick's parade and an alien's card.
On a pond it is scum, in Wisconsin a bay.
It's a gardener's thumb and a soldier's beret.
It's a salad and spruce and a phosphorous glow,
Part of teal and chartreuse, and a light saying go.
It is chlorophyll, dill, and a countenance ill,
Dollar bill in a till and Hibernian hill.
It is Anne's house of gables, a slime-covered wreck,
Jolly giant on labels, and Kermit and Shrek.
It is leprechauns, mold, inexperience, and tea.
It's the place putts are holed and a party and pea.
It's rebellious hair and a ghoul's ghastly teeth;
A pistachio, pear, and a Christmastime wreath.
It is mint-flavored jelly, a jungle and bean.
It's viridian, Kelly, and olive--it's green!
Categories:
hibernian, color, green, holiday, joy,
Form: Rhyme
upstairs
the hammers of a piano
mechanically stomp through a tune
as unwilling fingers
prod at a well-known student piece
a small scottie dog appears
wearing a tartan coat
a light hibernian them
clambers into my head
later
a young child joins me
to sit on the house stoop
I ask her if she likes clementi
the look in her eyes
warns me never to ask again
a small-scale baby grand joins us
sniffs at the little girl and growls
then runs along the sidewalk
looking for someone to play with
Categories:
hibernian, poetry,
Form: Free verse
upstairs
the hammers of a piano
stomp through a tune mechanically
unwilling fingers
prod at a well-known student piece
a small scottie dog appears
wearing a tartan coat
a light hibernian them
rings in my head
later
a young child joins me
to sit on the house stoop
I ask her if she likes clementi
the look in her eyes
warns me never to inquire again
the dog is huffing melodically
as it takes a dead composer
for a walk
a small-scale baby grand joins us
sniffs at the little girl – growls
then runs up and down the sidewalk
looking for someone to play with
Categories:
hibernian, poetry,
Form: Free verse