Ireland is The Land of Love, Legends and Laughter

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Ireland Is The Land of Love,
Legends and Laughter

There are many, many legends
about St. Patrick's Day,
About the Shamrock and
the Blarney
and the Leprechauns at play,
And that most delightful story
that God Blessed
the Emerald Isle
With the Beauty of His Goodness
and the Sunshine of His Smile,
and how a dear,
beloved Saint
taught the Irish about God
Just by showing them
a Shamrock
that was grown on Erin's sod.
He told them of the Trinity,
the Living Three in One,
The Holy Ghost...the Father,
and His Beloved Son...
And all these lovely legends
of the well-loved Irish race
Have given every Irishman
A Very Special Place
Not only just in history
but in everybody's heart,
For of this old earth's laughter,
the dearest, finest part
Is made of "smiling Irish eyes"
and mirth-filled Irish jokes--
And what a dull world
this would be
without God's Irish Folks.

By Helen Steiner Rice