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Published: 2008-12-09 12:32:08 +0000 UTC; Views: 3069; Favourites: 157; Downloads: 22
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I counted the shades of greenin the land of my father's fathers
and set my watch back a hundred years.
I wrapped my tongue,
loosened by rich pints of warm Guinnesss,
around the Gaelic
and got punch drunk on the words of Yeats
Irish eyes and fiddle music.
I found the song of Erin
is a Pan reed boat
lost out on Galway Bay
where bards stitch their words
into fishing nets
and dream of old gods
under the moons of Connemara.
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I really like this, it's very nicely done.. I'm wondering if I can use it for a poetry assignment in my English class?
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This is so accurate! Β After my trip here, I really want to go back and experience the magic in that tiny country
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Thanks very much!
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Many thanks - I appreciate it.
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i love it and consequently im traveling 2 ireland in 2 years for graduation
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Oh, you will love the place. have a great time - I am envious!
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thank you i will. and im sure the tickets wont be too expensive who knows maybe you can go to ireland again sometime. im gonna go to dublin to visit one of my aunts and shes gonna take me all around the countryside
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That's so beautiful!
[Mind if I use this for a video?
I'm planning one with some pictures of Ireland
& this poem might fit perfectly!]
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Thanks very much. I appreciate it!
Sure - please credit me and send a link if you put it on youtube!
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Okay, I'll do so!
Thanks a lot!
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[link]
Hope you enjoy!
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Wow, this a beautiful peice of poetry. It flows so well~
Could I ask what you like most about Irish culture/heritage? It's just my curiosity.
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Many thanks. I appreciate it!
I would have to say everything, actually.
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I don't tend to read much literature, but now I'm starting to think I should!
Hmm... everything. I can't argue with that much~
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This is a truly beautiful and poetic description or Ireland.
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Thanks very much - I appreciate it.
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I really liked this. 
Incidentally, my dad recently told me there is a bar in New York City where he ordered a Guinness once and the bartender managed to swill it under the tap just right to put a little four-leafed clover in the foam. The mention of Guinness brought that to mind.
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*Smiles* That seems to be a common bartender trick in pubs. And Guinness is my favorite beer. Thanks.
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Is it really? That's awesome.
Cool! ^_^ I hear Guinness is good; I wouldn't really know tho, I'm old enough to give myself lung cancer but not to drink away the pain of the realization, go figure... (as in, between 18 - 21)
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I Love this, though I've never been there yet. Your poem reminds me of my grandfather and his accent calling me deary and telling me some rhyme I'd never heard of before or singing to my mother or myself.
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Oh, but you must go! Great country and people. My dad and i did the trip a number of years ago...I will cherish it always.
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lol
I want to go to Ireland so bad.
but the only problem is that if I go, I may not come back to the states!
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It is an incredible place - definitely a must see. It was like stepping b ack in time in some ways. Slower and richer...
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I would love to go there.
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Beautifully written.
I'm from Ireland myself and I can truely say, I'd be honoured to recall this to any Irish neighbour.
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Wow!! That is an incredible compliment! I love your country and cannot wait to return.
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This poem is very moving.The way you discribe the landscapes, the culture and yes even the beer, it is as if you can feel the wind and view the shades of green...and taste the countries wonderful beer. Awesome poem!
My fiancΓ©e and I are going to Ireland this summer for our honeymoon, I can't wait to explore and discover all its riches. My grandfathers, grandfather orginally came from Ireland. Its hard to imagine that no one in my family has ever been to Ireland to visit...Well it shall be my pleasure to be the first, since then.
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I envy you...you are in for a trip you will never forget. it is truly a beautiful time warp, full of grace and charm. Have fun!
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Thank you for your good wishes, they are much appreciated!^^)
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Oh, gosh, It sounds so pretty when you say it, I live on the east coast. Gah, my town is gross and grey but the countryside is ok. i love the whole 'moon of Connemara' really nicely put!
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*Smiles* Why is it we never like where we live? I live next to the Atlantic ocean and i feel the same way you do. But your country is amazing...
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"John Bull's other island, as the Irishman Shaw described it.
(but we're all Europeans now, so it doesn't matter anymore!)
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*Chuckles* If i could live there, i would...
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Thanks! I love that country!
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Once again beautifully written. i've always wanted to go to ireland
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Many thanks. I appreciate it. You must go - the country is amazing!
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i'm guessing by your writing that you've been to ireland?
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Galway is beautiful, pretty much the whole of the west coast is.
Really well written!
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I want to see more of the country. Many thanks!
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Thanks very much - I appreciate it!
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YAYYYY!!!!! Gorgeous!!! I am going to Ireland in September! Have any ideas for moi?
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