Love

St. Patrick's Day

by Jean Blewett 1862–1934

From The Cornflower, and Other Poems (1906)

Love

There's an Isle, a green Isle, set in the sea,
Here's to the Saint that blessed it!
And here's to the billows wild and free
That for centuries have caressed it!

Here's to the day when the men that roam
Send longing eyes o'er the water!
Here's to the land that still spells home
To each loyal son and daughter!

Here's to old Ireland--fair, I ween,
With the blue skies stretched above her!
Here's to her shamrock warm and green,
And here's to the hearts that love her!

MLA

Blewett, Jean. “St. Patrick's Day.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/blewett/172/.

Chicago

Blewett, Jean. “St. Patrick's Day.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/blewett/172/.

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