12-02-2016, 08:59 PM
A Round for Dublin
When ancient cities were small
and most modern cities, not cities at all,
you were the smallest: a model
by which our country should grow
out of this putrid mess of snow
that is Pinatubo's discharge. Know
that you're well and truly loved, e'en
by those who'd rather have seen
all those damn Nationalists hanged on a tree,
at least with Ni Houlihan having proved
not only that she could win on the road
but also produce U2.
When ancient cities were small
and most modern cities, not cities at all,
you were the smallest: a model
by which our country should grow
out of this putrid mess of snow
that is Pinatubo's discharge. Know
that you're well and truly loved, e'en
by those who'd rather have seen
all those damn Nationalists hanged on a tree,
at least with Ni Houlihan having proved
not only that she could win on the road
but also produce U2.