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    Dreams of Donegal
    Dreams of Donegal
    Dreams of Donegal
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    Dreams of Donegal

    By Johnny Davis Doherty

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    Book of Poetry. The author, Johnny Davis Doherty, was born in Ireland and emigrated to the USA in 1923 at the age of 17. He landed in Boston then moved to New York City where he raised a family, worked for Consolidated Edison, and wrote poetry. These are his poems.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJohnny Davis Doherty
    Release dateFeb 28, 2012
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      Dreams of Donegal - Johnny Davis Doherty

      Dreams of Donegal

      By An Urris Lad

      Poetry by Johnny Davis Doherty

      Copyright 1981, 1991, John Doherty

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      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Table of Contents

      50th Anniversary

      A Fisherman's Philosophy

      A Mother's Advice

      A Murmuring Brook

      A Peasant To His Donkey

      A Quiet Old Valley

      An Orangeman's Diatribe

      Autumn Of Life

      Barefoot Boys

      Being

      Burtenport Drowning

      Christine Elizabeth

      Christmas

      Christmas In New York

      Christmas Time

      Clonmany

      Defeat

      Dreams of Donegal

      Dunaff

      Eileen

      Eire

      Emigration

      Erin Mary

      Eternal Light

      Explorers

      Fanad Head Light House

      Freedom’s Call

      Freedom Of Thought

      Friendship's Fond Embrace

      From Dunaff to Dunree

      Gallant Seamen of Donegal

      Glen House Churchyard

      Glendalough

      Great Men

      Halloween

      Hawaii

      Hero's Awake

      Highlands

      Homes of Donegal

      Intolerance

      John Brian

      Kings

      Knockmany

      Knockmany's Dolman Stone

      Landrights

      Leenan Keel

      Leenan Keel Boat Tragedy 1980

      Love's Awakening

      Lure of Donegal

      Marriage

      Memories Of Tyrone

      Michael Patrick

      Moira Ann

      Moira Says

      Moonbeams

      Mother Eire

      My Dog

      My Eire

      My Pipe

      My Silent Retreat

      New York City

      Obit

      Ouch, My Blistered Back

      Our Master's Hazelrod

      O’er the Mountains

      Pathways

      Paul Christopher

      Poet

      Raghtan More

      Reality

      Recognition

      Regrets

      Robert Arthur

      Sing

      Sometimes

      Springtime

      St. Michael's

      St. Michael's Churchyard

      Suzanne

      The Fisherman

      The Fisher's Life

      The Good Young Days

      The Holy Wee Well

      The Lonely Miner

      The Pathway to Church

      The Roxtown Boat Song

      The Skipper

      The Spirit Of Love

      Thinking Of You

      Thoughts of an Exile

      To A Thoughtful Child

      To Hypocrites

      To Inishowen

      To Our Exiled Soldiers

      Toast

      Tory Isle

      Twixt Lough Swilly and Lough Foyle

      Tyrone, I Think of You

      Under the Sweet Mistletoe

      Up Down

      Urris

      We Their Heirs

      Wee Tory

      Wild Inishowen

      About the Author

      50th Anniversary

      Fifty years of wedded bliss

      A family that we love

      Health and strength and happiness

      Our gift from God above

      Friends we cherish dearly

      We’re thankful for it all

      To God, to you, America

      Tyrone and Donegal

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      A Fisherman’s Philosophy

      I’m not a learned man you see

      I haven’t read many books

      Still who needs education

      For baiting nets and hooks

      I know my work is humble

      I’m not handy with a pen

      We can’t all be philosophers

      We must have fisherman

      I don’t know law nor grammar

      And it’s hard to make words rhyme

      How can I think and worry

      When I’m busy most of the time

      I guess we need the scholars

      Still there’s other things to do

      While they figure out the problem

      I’ll be making oyster stew

      What is the purpose of this life

      To all mankind his place

      Here, everyone cannot be first

      But some must win the race

      I don’t brood while others gain

      One day I’ll make my haul

      Give everyman his honest due

      There’s plenty here for all

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      A Mother’s Advice

      A mother was scolding a daughter,

      She called her a heartless young flirt

      Although the girl knew she deserved it

      She looked quite offended and hurt

      Her mother accused her of slighting

      An honest laborer’s hand

      And midst her anger and pleading

      She said daughter dear understand

      Your steps won’t be always so springy

      Your eyes won't always be so blue

      Your hair won’t always be so golden

      Your friends won't always be so true

      They’ll spoil you because of your beauty

      But once let your beauty be gone

      They’ll leave you for other idol

      They’ll cast you out once and for all

      The lecture at last was all over

      And all to a mother’s surprise

      Two hearts were united forever

      And all through a mother’s advice

      Violets may wither and pansies will decay

      The rose, from your cheeks, my lass will fade some day

      Those that fond and flatter

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