Tag Archives: Ireland

I Wonder, St. Patrick

Oh Paddy, oh Paddy! Long have you and I held difference perspectives, not seen eye to eye, nor found much in common, through legend or faith, or some shared experience wrangling with wraiths. I wonder, St. Patrick; and wonder makes … Continue reading

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If the Germans Could Laugh Like the Irish

If the Germans could laugh like the Irish, reckless, deep in drunken ambrosial seas, walking wandering paths, their cracked looking-glasses on open hearths (these are the holy fools) If the Irish could laugh like the Germans, deep and still like … Continue reading

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A Druid Reflects on Patrick’s Sainthood

I won’t march in your drunken green parades, nor think of your name when I spy clover; I’m tired of these cruel lies and the charades – it won’t be my eyes your wool pulls over. For I am of … Continue reading

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