More Than a Pot o’ Gold
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A Haiku Chain
He used the shamrock
to tell the Irish of the
Holy Trinity.
So we honor the
saint who taught the Good News of
Christianity.
Sadly the party
for the Saint of Ireland flows
with seas of green beer;
Wearing emerald,
people search for leprechauns
and four-leaf clovers.
He attained sainthood
on the lush isle where he was
once in slavery.
He had a shamrock
and a calling to save the
lost of a nation.
So, forget green beer,
skip the emerald t-shirts;
celebrate the love.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Reflect, enjoy, delight in the holy day that honors a man who “drove out the snakes” from the Emerald Isle. And join us as we welcome the spring!
- Here’s to Ireland – a St. Paddy’s Day Poem
- From the Mountaintops: Five Hikes for Inspiration – Fitness for Creatives
- My Magic – an Audio Drama
- Squirrel – Humorous Fiction
Paula Frew
Transplanted from Ohio to Kentucky to be near her only daughter and three young grandsons, the author wrote her first poem in the fourth grade. She fell in love with the form and was first published in an anthology at fourteen. A battle with multiple sclerosis has caused her to find her home in a nursing home, where she has found time to craft her poetry as well as time to teach writing to other residents. She has been published in several literary magazines and anthologies, including Ohio Bards and The Walt Whitman Anthology.
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