Thursday, March 17, 2016

853 - St Patrick's Day 2016


Three Word Wednesday requires participants
to use the three words of the week in a composition.
The words this week are: uncovered, abrupt, vacant.


St Patrick’s Day 2016 

A green grass carpet
Blankets Ireland, coast to coast—
No part uncovered.

A brief hissy fit—
Snakes abruptly departed
Feeling unwanted.

Was Ireland vacant?
Snakes gone.  Potato famine.
Early refugees.
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© J Cosmo Newbery 2016
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21 comments:

  1. I forgot about the snakes (my mind focused on Guinness no doubt) - i like the subtle reminded that refugee have always been a part of history and world affairs.. we all are in some way..

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  2. The snakes were gone banished into the sea, so it had been told!

    Hank

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  3. A very different take on the day. Thank you.

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  4. There can be few places in the world that haven't see the migration of humans and animals over the millenia. Curiously most of the snakes in the world seem to have migrated to Australia!

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  5. Indeed there have long been refugees.

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  6. What an interesting take on Irish history....all that green still there....no I think a necessary purging of the land perhaps. Oh and my great grandfather was one of those refugees.

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  7. I love it when poetry speaks of history and myth, and does it so well.

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  8. You encapsulate the history in your terse lines. Ireland has a special place in my heart though I have never been there.

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  9. Well done, Cosmo.......I especially like envisioning her blanketed in green.

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    1. I could not find the comment button so I clicked here...Hi Sherry :-)...I just wanted to say I love the way you played the words here with a lesson in the lines and I hope your St. Patrick's day was lucky and good Cosmo. :-)

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  10. Nice abstract take on Ireland - vert telling... And nicely done... A refreshing read - thank you...

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  11. I love this:
    "A brief hissy fit—
    Snakes abruptly departed"

    And the last stanza.

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  12. I think people having a reason to leave have done so in the past.. famine or war (or both)

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  13. Timely....both the departure of the snakes (a snake departing is always a welcome, timely thing in my book!!!) and your beautiful weaving of history and poetry.

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  14. Wonderful Snippet of history.
    ZQ

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  15. Flash Facts! Concisely written. Great work (as aways)

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  16. Hissy fit? From the venerable saint? Amazing!

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  17. It's wonderful how short it is and how much history it contain.

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