Thursday, March 11, 2021

The Me I'm Made Up to Be

 


Shamrocks symbolize the


Holy Trinity the Irish say.


Leprechauns are mischievous


solitary fairies I am told.


At the rainbow’s end shines


a pot of gold.


I’ve got Irish blood in me


from my maternal side—


A Horan Irish woman married


a Deichmann Germanic man.


Paternally, Grandpa, Hajiannis,


was from Greece;


Grandma, Prokes, was of Bohemian


decent.


Me, I’m a Heinz 57, so they say,


born right here in the good ole USA,


a mongrel to be sure,


or if you prefer, a condiment best suited


for ham and eggs.


Speaking of which,


I like mine over easy, if you please.



                -30-


Chris Hanch 3-11-21









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