The storm by Tony Fallon 3226

 The storm left the east coast just before sunrise

And in the afternoon hit Rosscommon with surprise

The wind blowing from Athlone caused great confusion

And scores came against us in great profusion

The score was so one sided we had a slim chance

For they were playing like the rugby team from France

The finaĺ result was a bit of a let down

Only worse it should happen in Roscommon town

Those points lost we can't  recoup

For the Donegal game we must regroup

The manager now faces a tough decision

But we are staying in the first division

In April on a brand new trip you will embark

And we will all be waiting in NY's Gaelic Park

May it be the first leg of a trip to Croke Park

Don't taĺk listenTony Fallon 3326

 If you ask a girl to shut up and concentrate

Yo I  might as well tell her that she's overweight

No girl wan̈ts to be accused of being windy

For if she didn't talk you might think her head was empty

Not everyone takes this advice with warning

So you'd better find another girlfriend in the morning

The lesson shall be you shut up and pay attention

If you just listen and there will be less tension

The Galway Game by Tony Fallon 22326

It was a cold any windy evening in Salthill town

Fog was in the air and the rain was lashing down

We knew lady luck was absent when we n Galway won the toss

And even our loyal fans knew we faced a possible loss 

Our lads moved quickly and were soon  two points ahead

But Galway soon  made us realize  they weren't dead

The rest of the half they had our backs to the wall

And poor Brady was tired of kicking out the ball

In the second Galway scored two as the pitch was getting mucky

Now thirteen ahead they were about to become unlucky

The boys in blue and gold were not to be denied

Their scores kept rolling like the incoming tide

Even though there were no breaks in wind or weather

They were like champions all pulling together

To get ahead on points was their only goal

And they went about that last with heart and soul

They scored one point here and another there

The score kept. rising then a few goals with flair

The last goal left the home crowd stunned

And they suddenly realized they were outgunned

The game is now controlled by a computer

Far away in New York I was so glad to hear the hooter

The game will long because spoke n about near and far

Just like when Aiden Brady pulled down the crowbar

In that other game with Galway below in Castlebar,

Kimi

 Some want tradition by praying for snowflakes

While others have excess from the great lake

so much snow it wss impossible topassand 

lifes lost at christmas despite dire forecasts

The warm spring days will soon be here

The love awakening time of yhe year

When hearts are filled with hopeful warmth

And the snowbirds are heading north

All look healthty in their winter tans

In their new aircondioned sedans

The one I'm looking for is Kimmi

Making her way north from Miami

The moon may not rise this evening

 but the sunvwill set every night

I know where I'll be this evening

I hope she'll be here tonight

The Retirement Years by Tony Fallon 12 2 2025 copyright

The retirement years have come at last Oh they have crept up o n me.fast

Nasty pains I get in my head and neckYesterday in the mirror I saw a wreck 

First aid won't  help the pain in my heelWhen I  go to church I  cannot k eel

Long gone are my teeth I  have no smileeI  can't sit long because of piles

The hair I  have left won't  sit neat I  have ingrown toenails on both my feet 

I  get pains when it rains in my varacous  veins

My nose runs like Niagara Blue cross won't  pay for viagara

Sometimes I'm  highly sedated And sometimes I'm  constipated 

The doctor says I shouldnt drive Eggs and tomatoes give me a hive

My heart has a flutter  so I  can't  eat butter

I can't  eat my favorite nuts They lodge for days in my guts

French fries have toomuch greaseI can't  eat duck I  can't  eat geese

I  check for sodium potassium and total fat Dietary fiber sugar and stuff like that

Vitamins herbs all kinds of pills Are fighting g aĺ my lousy ills

I eat salads and tofu before I nap But who the he'll wants to eat that crab

I eat an o ion or garlic we must part  Within a few minutes I  will pass wind 

Vicks for my nose drops for my eyesA Bottle of modicum guarantees. no surprise 

My favorite cigar I  can̈not smoke The nicotine might make me choke

No whoppers and definitely   no  MacThe fat might. cause a heart attack

Whisky wine and even Bud Mixed with my medicine are no good

I can't  eat pork or roasted veal Bran and baby food thats5 a big meal

I can't eat bologna  salami or ham And on my toast or bagel no butter or jam

The nutritionist  says you must eat more fish But a cheeseburger with fries that's my wish

Because of chloresterol  I  can't  eat red  eatAnd I can't  eat white bread only wheat

I hide in the closet and am discreet Whenever I'm  hungry and want to cheat

I hardly eat and am losing weight I'm so tired im5 in bed by eight

Almost every night I'm  in a dream Eating vanilla cherries and whipped cream 

In the morning I  don't  want to get dressed So then my wife says you're  depressed

She says she needs a vacation To get away from my hallucination

I thought my final years would be first class Not like hemorrhoids a pain in my ass,

The last two lines  can be 

Farse/Arse or Superior /Posterior 

My latest dream 11 11 25 copyright

 Last ightI drea ed of you we were walking mm no hand in hand

QWe were in Shannon Airport not on your hometown sand

I had come back for a long vacation before we met 

It had been so cold and the weather was often wet

You had come to visit an uncle next door resident

To make your acquaintance at first I was hesitant 

I knew if you ignored me it would be a heartbreaker

But your uncle was wise he be ame the mat maker

I guess he's wise with Patterson the heart

But if I return alone we'll be a thousand miles apart 

We knew a roma ce far from ho e could lead to dange 

But we cast peril to the wind in the la d of the stranger 

And so a took up thechalle number get as we were blindfolded 

And the biggest romance  of my life so far unfolded

Since we  were in the country  the village was isolated

And local couples only on the weekends dated

Local entertainment was limited if fact almost none

So going to town on weekends wa the place for fun

We used the relati es bicyclesand often. went for a walk

And with many of the neighbors we stopped for a talk

Within days we were everybody's  new friend

I could Seoul weren't happy your vacation would soon end

Will the break be clean tomorrow's or will we cling

Is this a real romance or just a summer fling

Will you be returning alone to your .Friday heat

Then parting with you in JFK will be bittersweet

Olana State Park by To y Fallon 2018

 I went to Ola and State Park and boy did I get a surprise

The beauty there before me opened up my eyes

A farm had bin purchase in the 1880's by a man named Church

He loved it's fields and meadows surrou ded b y oak ash and birch

For years a swamp was dud out as a manmade lake

This in the winter is a resting place  for goose duck and drake

It is a whole hillside with miles of spectacular  views

The first time he saw it it must've  chased away his blues

He must have looked in wonder ar the mountains far away

Which one ca so easily visit by motor car today

The sun shines on the Hudson often clogged with ice

As it meanders through the valley below this piece of Paradise