Here's To The Irish (A Happy St.Patrick's Day!) Poem by david lessard

Here's to the Irish, that special breed,
That race that laughs at sorrow,
The race that cries when happiness,
Shows its face tomorrow.

Here's to the Irish, and the blarney,
To the saucy-faced colleens,
To the tenors singing Danny Boy,
To their golden colored dreams.

Here's to the Irish, and to the emerald isle,
Let's pause and raise a glass or two,
To the lepercauns and banshees,
To the corn beef, cabbages and stew.

Here's to the Irish, and wearing of the green,
To St. Patrick's mighty, thunderous hand,
When he trod that hard-packed Irish soil,
And banished snakes throughout the land.

Here's to the Irish, to its music and its jigs,
To the river Shannon, bright and bold,
May shamrocks steal your heart away,
And lead you to that pot of gold.