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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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...

My Irish Blues

...My Galway girl dancing upon the river                       Shillelagh there is no need for tears                                   for the water of life a f...

Silverbacks and Greybeards

...
Grizzled visages
of ol’ dogs and Irishmen
Signs of well worn lives
...

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...

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...

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...

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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