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The Leprechaun

I'll be happy to be a leprechaun That silly green hat will be worn. If ye share yer pot of gold with me A leprechaun I'll be happy to be. I'll buy ye a pint of the black stuff More if that's not enough If ye give me a gold coin or three A pint of the black stuff I'll buy ye. I'll swear an oath on me shamrock Put all I own in hock If only ye will give me a share On me shamrock an oath I'll swear. I am Irish and from the emerald isle That's a guarantee to make ye smile Leprechaun grant me this one wish From the emerald isle and I am Irish. I'll drive you to Dublin's fair city Where the girls are so pretty You can have colcannon and stew To Dublin's fair city i'll drive you. Come home with me and vent yer spleen Upon me very sweet Colleen Then i'll escort ye to the infirmary Vent yer spleen and come home with me. Swap quantrains. Lets see what you've got. Contest of Andrea Dietrich . Listed as quantrain form.

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Andrea Dietrich

Date: 3/10/2014 6:04:00 PM

in answer to your question below. yeah, it was a bit hard to judge. You really ought to try it sometime. Hey, I appreciate you reading so many of my poems and going to my blogs. Thanks so much for that. I am really behind in comments and I can't think of any of your poems I have not read yet. If you can find any please let me know and later I will come read them. Thanks for being such a cool friend!!

Darren Watson
Date: 3/11/2014 3:13:00 AM

Thank you

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 3/9/2014 5:52:00 PM

hahaha, I had a feeling this was you. Thanks for such a fun and clever entry in my contest, Darren, and congrats for your win. I think if you had left all the stuff out about Pierre, this one would have maybe been in the top three!! But that kind of took away from it. I sure appreciate you, however, making a reference to a poem I had written!! Love the Irish brogue!! and I love the leprechaun.

Darren Watson
Date: 3/10/2014 7:29:00 AM

I was going to add . I'll drive you down to Shannon . For Irish whisky and colcannon. A sure fire winning menu . Down to Shannon , I'll drive you.

Darren Watson
Date: 3/10/2014 7:25:00 AM

Wrote so many versions of this in my mind and I won't deny it was hard work but I thoroughly enjoyed it , So thank you . Pierre was a bit of fun and a play on your brilliant poem , I am thrilled to be mentioned , You must have had the devil of a job judging the competition .

Jan Allison

Date: 3/9/2014 3:57:00 PM

Fabulous amusing write Darren. I'm off to Dublin in April - am sure hubby will partake of a drop of the black stuff. Well done on your win. Jan x

Darren Watson
Date: 3/10/2014 7:19:00 AM

Hope you get to call in a pub with live music , Last time I was there , A lady passed a mic around , When it reached you , You had to do something , Sing a song , Tell a joke ,. It was fun .

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 3/9/2014 10:22:00 AM

Fun one, congrats.

Darren Watson
Date: 3/10/2014 7:13:00 AM

Thank you Richard . We have some fabulous poets on here and I'm delighted to get a mention . It can't be easy judging these things , As I read a lot of the entries , I realised just how good many of those poems were .

Dr.Ram Mehta

Date: 3/9/2014 5:05:00 AM

Congratulations on the fine win. Enjoyed the rhyme perfect, darren

Darren Watson
Date: 3/10/2014 7:10:00 AM

Thank you Dr . I am shocked I warranted a mention . I tell simple stories but I enjoyed trying something new .

Nette Onclaud

Date: 3/9/2014 3:05:00 AM

fantasy's delight, daz.. ..sweet 'grads on your award!.. huggs

Darren Watson
Date: 3/10/2014 7:07:00 AM

Thank you nette . It was harder work than working , Trying to tell a story but I enjoyed it.

Kayod5 Kayode

Date: 3/9/2014 1:35:00 AM

A great work you did here , congrats Darren.

Darren Watson
Date: 3/10/2014 7:06:00 AM

Thank you . I am a story teller and trying to fit a story into this type of poetry took me an age to work out .

Nette Onclaud

Date: 3/6/2014 10:42:00 PM

beautiful in its simplicity.. enjoyed the inner child in you speaking, daz... wow; huggs!

Darren Watson
Date: 3/8/2014 8:41:00 AM

Most of the things I write are used to entertain my nephews and nieces nette , So simplicity works for me.. Thank you so much for your comments.

Skat A

Date: 3/6/2014 11:41:00 AM

Darren, is this poem still in progress, ... I' will come back, to re-read later tonight... SKAT

Darren Watson
Date: 3/8/2014 8:43:00 AM

Sorry SKAT , I was ordered to pop over to France by my employer , Back now though . So hope you like it.