I like to think I’m rather smart. Perhaps, that is a common trait for all humankind to think that on some level. “I may not be the brightest, but I am not some dummy.” Some days I believe it, other days, well, I try to think of other talents I might possess. Think I’m being hard on myself? That’s kind of you but I’m about to share a story that proves my point. Unfortunately, it’s all true.
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I once stayed in a room this big
Teetotaler on Tour
I went to Ireland
to see what I could see.
They said, “You know what is fun?
Stop by Jameson.
You’ll get some whiskey
while on your tour.”
Okay but I am a teetotaler.
Continue readingGift of Gab (Blarney Stone)
Miss-n-a-kiss and a-kiss-n-a-miss
If you want the gift of gab
go where the magic is at
the legend is well known
you must kiss the Blarney Stone
Miss-n-a-kiss and a-kiss-n-a-miss
Kiss the Blarney Stone!
Continue readingA Leprechaun’s Mischief
Not sure if this one counts. I was attempting an Ae Freislighe style of poetry but it was hard. When I finally finished, I went to bed and as I drifted off to sleep, I realized I didn’t get the dunadh! Which means, it was not in fact done. Not sure if my dunadh works but this is my first attempt.
On record as mythical
I walked around Dublin
searchin for the mystical
hopin gold would be comin.
Continue readingNot a great limerick but written near Limerick
I passed through Limerick, Ireland and stayed nearby. So, I had to try my hand at a limerick.
There once was a girl from Wyoming
that went to see the seaside one morning
hoping to see
the great big sea
instead she saw absolutely nothing.
Continue readingAn excuse to revisit the movie
My only thought when I returned home from Ireland was “I need to rewatch Far and Away.” Which sounds like a poor take-away from a travel abroad: watch an old American movie about a foreign country. My reasoning though is not what you are probably thinking. Sure, I wanted to see some of the land I just visited. But mainly, I was interested in the accents.
Continue readingI wrote this line
This morning
I sat down to write
not because I have anything
important to say
because I don’t
Continue readingBad Advice
For some reason, this time of year
I am told to find joy in the snow
or “I will have less joy but still snow.”
Continue readingNot in My Wheelhouse
Have you ever thought – oh, dang!
When a word pops up everywhere
but how did it even get there?
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