tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689448175317552618.post5403852433362354235..comments2024-02-14T08:21:35.629+00:00Comments on The stammering poet: Poem # 1 for Paddy's DayPeter Gouldinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13292063172122249202noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689448175317552618.post-16731706980432065952010-03-18T18:37:11.872+00:002010-03-18T18:37:11.872+00:00GPO is the General Post Office, scene of the Easte...GPO is the General Post Office, scene of the Easter Rising in 1916 and also where the knobs get to view the parade on a temporary stand while we fight each other to watch the endless parade of marching bands go past.<br />Kat - I must check that out!! Sounds brilliantPeter Gouldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292063172122249202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689448175317552618.post-13532834668356531102010-03-17T16:13:25.472+00:002010-03-17T16:13:25.472+00:00Dear Peter: Political satire with a twist of four...Dear Peter: Political satire with a twist of four leaf clover. What's GOP? is that like GNP? Seems a bawdy, brawly bunch of leprachaun pubcrawlers that have a lark with their wee pint o' two. My Gaelic ancestors sure know how to have a good time times three! Happy St Paddy's Day! Many blessing to all!chiccorealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16902834462795623856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689448175317552618.post-65899097217857046192010-03-17T13:48:44.975+00:002010-03-17T13:48:44.975+00:00I could see this as a song, along the lines of the...I could see this as a song, along the lines of the Clancy Brothers' "Johnny McEldoo" - especially the way it all deteriorates at the end. Great stuff!<br /><br />(Incidentally, I did a whole weeks' worth of posts last year leading up to the day. You can even hear a podcast of me singing! This year, I just want it to be over. Now that the dust has settled - no pun intended - since my dad's death, this year every family event is more difficult than last year.)Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.com