green with the day

it is saint patrick’s day

it is a tough day for irish alcoholics/a fun day for party beasties/an affirming day for those with Celtic pride/and a fine day to trot out your fake irish accent

for stripper erin mccallahan it is a day to wear her thin green shirt/emblazoned with “Erin Go Braghless”

historians will associate the day with snakes/but snakes will be indifferent

americans might wear at least one green garment/and the older ones might remember being pinched

while older patriotic americans might remember with nostalgia the late john f. kennedy

as for me i have a bit of irish in me/though more scottish/scotch

and i’d love to start off the day with a celebratory irish coffee of coffee and jameson and bailey’s irish cream

but i have a dentist’s appointment later in the morning/so plain old coffee and a spinach omelette/is about as irish as i can get/to start this green day

i may drink this evening

but no black&tans for me