Waiting ©TonyFallon 102118

Waiting ©TonyFallon 102118

I waited forever for you to say yes
I know I should not exaggerate 
You must find it hard to express

Your answer is as tedious as chess
I did not want to dictate
I waited forever for you to say yes

I am afraid you will digress
And we will never conjugate 
you must find it hard to express

I've bided patiently for progress
my nerves are in an awful state
I waited forever for you to say yes

I'm worried I have to confess
You have got to answer me Kate
You must find it hard to express

For days I've been without a caress
I do not want to berate 
I waited forever for you to say yes
You must find it hard to express

The Leitrim Coast©TonyFallon 102018

The Leitrim Coast©TonyFallon 102018

I remember vey sadly leaving the Leitrim coast
When I was only twenty and Peggy was my treasure
There were many places I would miss but Tullaghan most

The place where I wanted us to be forever together

We'd go to Kinlough for a ride or Bundoran to a dance
We often went down to the sea and walked along the coast
Or discuss going overseas in the summer to maybe France
When you are far away those are times you really miss the most

But the farm was a little boggy and I was not the elder
And the days of splitting up Irish farms has long gone past
That night beneath the moon I said i'd return as I held her
And realized our time together was passing very fast

Four days later in Brooklyn I left home with hob nail boots
With my brother Bill beside me as we headed for a site
I felt self-conscious amidst flowered dresses and striped suits
My brother said we don't know them or they us so it's all right

On the New York building sites the money easily flowed
But the cost of living eats away at the big fat check
When I was back in Leitrim I didn't carry such a heavy load
I was so far up a person on the street looked like a little speck

Peggy is still waiting but now she's working in Dingle
To buy a decent farm in Leitrim is still my big desire
And Peggy is still waiting and we both are still single
I have enough for the house a ring and wedding attire

Unsure © TonyFallon102018 l

Unsure © TonyFallon102018

At work today I was annoyed
Your former ex was just reemployed
Some employers are hard to frighten
And harder still to enlighten

Hire and fire like a carousel
A lack of trainable personnel
While he's known for popularity
And for his lack of sincerity

He had the nerve to mention your name
As a reference, he has no shame
I know for you he still has a lust
But it is not him I have to trust

I do not know why I feel stressed
This should not be a real contest
You have always treated me first rate
He is out of prison on probate

I was serious when I proposed
Even though your parent's opposed
Your future love is most essential
I can't stay here without potential

My first Villanelle © TonyFallon101818

My first Villanelle © TonyFallon101818

When we were a pair we both were true
In your company I felt such desire
We acted like one person and not two

I met you when the grass had morning dew
You looked so pretty in your blue attire
When we were a pair we both were true

Snow was in the air as the cold wind blew
I said lets go and talk beside my fire
We acted like one person and not two

We talked for hours and that morning flew
Your voice sounds like it should be in a choir
When we were a pair we both were true

If you stayed outside you'd have caught the flu
I was hot I was starting to perspire
We acted like one person and not two

I asked if you'd make love and then drink brew
You said it took a long time to inquire
When we were a pair we both were true
We acted like one person and not two

Morning lover©TonyFallon101818

Morning lover©TonyFallon101818

When we were a pair we both were true
You really were a ball of fire
We acted like one person and not two

I met you when the grass had morning dew
When you spoke I knew you sang in the choir
And I was enraptured by your eyes of blue

Snow was in the air as the cold wind blew
I said lets go sit and talk beside my fire
And maybe you would like a little Irish brew

We sat and talked for hours and the morning flew
You told that you were an antique buyer
And you had come back from three weeks in Peru

You also said you were a painter and you drew
Men with clothes and some with no attire
I said the man who’d pose today would get the flu

I asked you if you’d make love to me as it was almost two
And you said it took me a long time to inquire
Later you told me your name was Peggy Sue
And I said you were welcome anytime you’re passing through

The Irish President

The Irish President

Michael D wants to be President
He thinks he deserves it at least twice
There's no taxes no rates and no rent
Michael D wants to be President
He did not always say what he meant
The pleasantries were like paradise
Michael D wants to be President
He thinks he deserves it at least twice

Triolet TF 101818

As my lifespan advances
I frequently have to abstain
I worry about my finances
As my lifespan advances
I cannot change my circumstances
To whom could I possibly complain? 
As my lifespan advances
I frequently have to abstain

Troilets 101618

Why did you leave me? I don’t know

Why did you take my heart?

I thought you were my true beau

Why did you leave me? I don’t know

To my psyche it was a blow

I wonder if we can restart

Why did you leave me? I don’t know

Why did you take my heart?

I knew you were almost unreal

The first time we met

My excitement I could not conceal

I knew you were almost unreal

You were the complete  deal

We could be a set.

I knew you were almost unreal

The first time we met

You always were a politicaster 
Even when you were in your salad days
Nobody else could change his mind faster
You always were a politicaster
For the voters you were a disaster
Even when awake you were in a daze
You always were a politicaster
Even when you were in your salad days

It's time to stop buying Chinese Plastic
And buy some real American goods
Chinese plastic is no way fantastic
It's time to stop buying Chinese Plastic
I would never want to sound sarcastic
Just make them out of our abundant woods
It's time to stop buying Chinese Plastic
And buy some real American goods