Monday, March 17, 2008

Happy St. Pat's Day


A WISH FOR A FRIEND

Wishing you a rainbow
For sunlight after showers—
Miles and miles of Irish smiles
For golden happy hours—
Shamrocks at your doorway
For luck and laughter too,
And a host of friends that never ends
Each day your whole life through

ANOTHER IRISH BLESSING
May the frost never afflict your spuds.
May the leaves of your cabbage always be free from worms.
May the crows never pick your haystack.
If you inherit a donkey, may she be in foal.

The Mouse on the Barroom Floor

Some Guinness was spilled on the barroom floor
when the pub was shut for the night.
Out of his hole crept a wee brown mouse
and stood in the pale moonlight.
He lapped up the frothy brew from the floor,
then back on his haunches he sat.
And all night long you could hear him roar,
'Bring on the goddam cat!'

An Irishman's Philosophy

In life, there are only two things to worry about—
Either you are well or you are sick.
If you are well, there is nothing to worry about,
But if you are sick, there are only two things to worry about—
Either you will get well or you will die.
If you get well, there is nothing to worry about,
But if you die, there are only two things to worry about—
Either you will go to heaven or hell.
If you go to heaven, there is nothing to worry about.
And if you go to hell, you’ll be so busy shaking hands with all your friends
You won’t have time to worry!

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY EVERYONE!!

5 comments:

mari said...

I think I'd get along very well with the silly mouse...Happy St. Patrick's, Sally! And have I told you yet? I love the new look of your blog, especially the banner photo.

Sally said...

Hey, thanks Mari!

MyKitchenInHalfCups said...

And many thanks for the sweet card.
I think that little mouse would have some company and could take on the cat!

A wildlife gardener said...

Great fun in those poems, Sally. I really enjoyed them. Thanks for sharing. I like your new header too :)

Sally said...

Thanks W.G.!