I Remember Poem by Raymond Farrell

When I was young
I remember
Seeing my family tree
In fading ink
At the front
Of the old family Bible
Where there was
A geneology chart
One of my forefathers
Was Anglo-Irish
With the name Orme
A Norman name
Originating from the Norse
Ormr for Dragon
No first name
Was given
Just Major Orme
His forefather
Came to Ireland
As a Cromwellian soldier
And he was part
Of the landed gentry
His palatial manor house
Stands in Ireland today
As a protected
Heritage property
And it gave me
An odd sensation
To realize
That everything
He stood for
I vehemently oppose