poem-Belfast

Oh, Belfast

Oh, Belfast

Belfast, oh Belfast

Not a cry.

Not a whine.

A few pence for the dollar.

Oh, how strange

What a crime.

Good craic.

A craic.

Ain’t it good.

Linda and Rose

An excellence ‘spose.

The laughter,

The Play

No rainier days.

Our craic is the best

It’ll warm you right up.

What a city

What a place

The shipyard cranes

That pane over the Titanic

Draping over the Lagan.

Or lay-gan.

What a beautiful haven.

From gay street

To high street

To Victoria Square

Not a hare.

Not a possum.

Not a hare-brained snout ‘nor snare.

It’s kindness.

You call it the typical ride,

But, it’s love in its purest.

It’s beautiful joy.

Oh, inspired we are to see your sensitive spot.

Belfast

Oh, Belfast.

What a grand

A very grand.

Time.

What does one say

How does one speak

When their heart won’t flinch

And their pain won’t scream

A reporter at supper

Or a Maverick at tea

P and

G Tips

When the soul cannot see

An ache in my heart,

A pain in my soul,

What does the heart say

When the words can't control?

Oh, Belfast, my home,

My love, my cry,

Incite me, in spite me,

Despite all my cries,

My heart is for you,

I will never die,

Belfast,

You are, indeed,

Mine,

And mine.

Incite me

In spite me

Despite all my cries

My heart is for you.

I will never die.

Belfast

You are, indeed,

Mine.

And mine.

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