Happy St. Patrick's Day

Here's a little poem for St. Patrick's Day.  I'm not Irish but I am always ready to celebrate something.  I think I'll wear a green hat when I go out on my walk today.

There's a dear little plant that grows in our isle,

'Twas St Patrick himself, sure, that set it;

And the sun on his labor with pleasure did smile,

And with dew from his eye often wet it.

It thrives through the bog, through the brake, and the mireland;

And he called it the dear little shamrock of Ireland...

~Andrew Cherry