Happy St. Patricks Day

The little man in Green
Once I saw this little man,
who came walking into town.
His clothes were green as ivy,
his coat tails hit the ground.
The buckles on his shoes,
was cast from silver ore.
His walking stick of black thorn
is not something you can ignore.
His hat has a shinny
band of black velvet I believe.
The material of his clothes
was made from a special weave.
Who is this tiny man
that walks around so proud?
Where everyone takes notice
as he stands out in a crowd.
I hear someone call him
a king of his clan.
I think he is a leprechaun
all the way from Ireland.
© Bernard Howe


Ireland is Calling

There is something drawing me,
to a place I've never been.
A land that's a part of me,
and something from within.

It may be from another time,
when I was not around.
But it is drawing me,
in a way thats so profound.

To you it may be a mystery,
why this should be so strong.
But in my soul I know this,
it's where my heart belongs.

The legends and myths,
are always in my mind.
And there I need to go,
to see what I shall find.

If for no other reason,
than to see what's calling.
The time has come for me,
to stop all this stalling.

For Ireland is calling me,
to see its emerald shores.
For my ancestery is calling,
and sometimes it truly roars.

I guess its like a favored son,
that's drawn back to this land.
For this is not something,
that I can understand.

But it is truely out there,
and begging me to come.
It is the birth place,
of my dear and loveing mum.

© Bernard Howe

The Legend of the Shamrock

Long ago, St. Patrick
Taught the Irish about God
By showing them a shamrock
he picked from Erin's sod.
He used the Shamrock's leaves
to symbolize the Three in One--The Holy Ghost, the Father
And His beloved Son.
St. Patrick changed the hearts
and lives of all the Irish race,
and through the years,
in all our hearts,
he holds a special place.
Helen Steiner Rice

To the right in the video bar I have added the Celtic Woman and Dropkick Murphy's for some extra added Irish celebration fun!!!