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Irishmen Poems - Poems about Irishmen

The Tale of Two Patricks
...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 pa......

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Categories: irishmen, allegory, anniversary, birth, birthday,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Saint Patrick’s Day Parade
...During the great hunger many were forced to roam They settled in far off lands, that they now call home But they missed Eire and to connect they found a way With fellow Irishmen and women on S......

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Categories: irishmen, celebration, ireland, march, music,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member Guess Who 2
...Born of Sicilian, Italian parents he was an only child. His parents split up and his mother never let him run wild. In a poor area of New York, he was made to stay inside. His mother would......

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Categories: irishmen, america,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Three Irishmen and the Clergy's
... Three Irishmen by a window in stare At a building just over there From their heads their eyes pop Their mouths all agog So close they all are to swear "Would you look at that!" the f......

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Categories: irishmen, humor, jesus, men, people,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member Ireland - a Divided Island Part Two
...chieftains trade their loyalty behind the clouds high mountain king Carrantouhil commanding his Macgillycuddy Reeks men of begotten rank, scheming skulduggery secrets hide out of sight, Come......

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Categories: irishmen, community, history, ireland, time,
Form: Narrative



Premium Member Sinful Politics Condemns God's Word
...The Government's behaviour firstly no longer defends our church this mockery in itself shows a deep lack of good sense or the simple sourced judgement to cast defiance within this ruling class ......

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Categories: irishmen, abuse, christian, conflict, corruption,
Form: Political Verse
Premium Member Any Party
...Supporting killing children they will never ever get my vote again when you abort a baby your aborting God from your life Non-christian parties now they manifest in our country protect t......

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Categories: irishmen, abortion, baby, betrayal, corruption,
Form: Political Verse
You Don'T Have To Speak English Well, Or Even At All, To Be a British Monarch
...William the First was our last king to come uninvited though invincible armadas have sometimes been sighted. Foreign kings were imported in cases of doubt. Native kings had the habit of getting ......

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Categories: irishmen, england,
Form: Couplet
Stereotypes
...Stereotypes Black people all have rhythm and are good at basketball Not a single blond in the world has any brains at all Englishmen have bad teeth and Mexicans are lazy And if you thin......

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Categories: irishmen, funny, poetry, prejudice, society,
Form: Light Verse
My Irish Blues
...My Galway girl dancing upon the river Shillelagh there is no need for tears for the water of life a f......

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Categories: irishmen, blue, celebration, dance, drink,
Form: Lyric
Silverbacks and Greybeards
... Grizzled visages of ol’ dogs and Irishmen Signs of well worn lives ......

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Categories: irishmen, age, analogy, beauty, how
Form: Senryu
Public History
...I sit here steeping in the History of Our Land, a class, my eyelids dense. Our Flag hangs in the corner of the class Red and White folds in deluge, licking the framed portrait of our Thomas Jeff......

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Categories: irishmen, america, education, history, identity,
Form: I do not know?
George Bernard Shaw
...Back foot Irishman Who remembers his tripe Major Barbara Androcles and the lion are we all asleep ! Just a man of his time like a five minute pop star friend of nancy boy Bosie Do......

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Categories: irishmen, natural disasters,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Three Irishmen
...Three Irishmen by a window in stare At a building just over there From their heads their eyes pop Their mouths all agog So close they all are to swear "Would you look at that!" the first Irishman sa......

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Categories: irishmen, funny, words,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member It's Time I Was Moving On
...Sad news today, February 6th in our year 2011 To "The Great Gig in the Sky" sell out in Heaven My favourite blues rock guitarist, Mr Irish Gary Moore Joins the "Midnight Blues, "Too Tired" no mo......

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Categories: irishmen, inspirational, life, loss, music,
Form: Couplet

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