"My Nick Name"

“My Nick Name”

Nick names can be funny

sometimes embarrassing too

As young ones we all had one

that stayed with us as we grew

These names were not issued

for heroism or deeds were done

they were placed upon our being

by friends that were having fun

My sons had often asked

why my nickname was bestowed

I told them I was honored

by my friends out the Dublin Road

When one son came back from Limerick

he said he had met my peers

He spent a great evening with them

as they sang and drank their beers

"Dad", I asked them why? "Ducker"

was the nickname they gave to you”?

One guy stood up and answered

"You know what it rhymes with",

"Don't You"

m.c.d.

Nov.9, 2006

"IT'S TIME"

IT’S TIME

It’s time to send them all back home

Even though it won’t look nice

Start with the University Students

And let’s not give them choice

Then the Mosques that teaches hate

That enables them to grow

Out of our Countries once and for all

You have forced us to make you go

Sorry guys, it’s not our fault

It’s your people that prompted this

We have no time to debate the issue

As we offer a goodbye kiss

Then go after the money group

That enables their hate to grow

Close them down, hold their cash

Then we’ll see the madness slow

We must remain relentless

In our rout of terrorism

Eliminating cells of hatred

And their mad fanaticism

Where is their religion

When it comes to starving nations

It is out there spewing murder

Instead of offering donations

It is time to end this poem

With a prayer to the world at large

Let’s rid the world of all this hate

Let Respect and Peace take charge

©2005 Michael Christopher Daly .all rights reserved