flashquake Poetry

flashquake
Package Tour Ireland
by David Atkinson

If you want the emerald isle
In the comfort of an air conditioned coach,
With an authentic Irish guide from Boston,
Shamrocks and stone crosses,
Leprechauns and moving statues,
And tacky gift shops
Selling tea towels, T-shirts,
Caps and Aran jumpers,
Made in Taiwan,
And tapes by a traditional
Irish band from Coventry,
If you want to learn how to drink Guinness,
Sing rebel songs,
And find your ancestral home,
If you want Ireland
Packaged up in linen,
And tied with a green bow,
You'd be better off
Shovin' a shillelagh up yer arse
And staying at home.

© 2002 by David Atkinson

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