Like The Legendary Noel Browne Poem by Francis Duggan

Like The Legendary Noel Browne



The newly elected T D's are feted by their suporters in Ireland in every Irish city and village and town
But it would seem the tough job is ahead of them since the Irish Economy is down
It would seem that the good times are over in Ireland the Celtic Tiger died with a weak roar
Once more young Irish people in their droves are leaving Ireland to seek work on a distant shore

In Ireland nowadays as in so many Countries 'tis the populist politicians win renown
Though nowadays in Irish Politics the people need a great thinker like the legendary Noel Browne
In his Mother and Child bill he made life better for many though for that he became a maligned man
Though he was a fair minded fellow and as Minister for Health for the young of Ireland his was a great plan

One who fell foul of the Irish Clergy though Ireland's revolutionary thinker of his day
Noel Browne for his Mother and Child Bill by the ignorant power brokers was made to pay
The one who had brought change for the better to many in Ireland was treated in quiet a bad way
And to think he is almost forgotten does seem such a sad thing to say

In Ireland the elected politicians by their supporters are held in high esteem
And in Ireland the winners are grinners though the losers are many it would seem
In Ireland the poor are getting poorer in every village and city and town
Irish Politics again need a natural genius like like the legendary late and great Noel Browne.

Sunday, February 28, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: politics
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