Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, ST. PATRICK'S DAY WARNING, by RAY CLARKE ROSE


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ST. PATRICK'S DAY WARNING, by                    
First Line: St. Patrick drove from ireland
Last Line: And may the saints preserve you.
Subject(s): Ireland; Patrick, Saint (5th Century); Saints; Irish


St. Patrick drove from Ireland
Its hordes of snakes; but when
Pat celebrates—egad, the fates
May bring them back again!
The snakes of old have long since died,
No doubt; but wraiths are plenty,
And still their ghostly shades abide
In spiritus frumenti!

So, heed ye, honest gentlemen—
No word we say in censure;
But mind a still, small caution when
You start for gay adventure.
Be glad, rejoice with heart and voice,
And native joy will nerve you;
Be wise and kind—of sober mind—
And may the saints preserve you.





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