Belfast Boun (Poetry Monthly)
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By london_calling79
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Strange the things we revolve aroun
on our wee country's merry-go-roun.
They'll be arguing here when we're all undergroun
on the south banks of the Lagan in the County Down,
wind yer nex in boys,
we're Belfast boun.
Spides strut stately roun the toon
of Belshaft as black tacks hum around.
I thew a few squid doun the lost and foun
ta them bin hokers who are duty boun
to scoop my feg butts off the groun.
Bout ye le big lawd? Mate I'm soun
as a big roun poun you just foun on the groun.
Let's bunk aff work and horse aroun.
Jaysus luk at thon, wouldn't ride her intae a battlegroun
she's gat flappier baps than a basset houn.
Ballix it's Baltic, rain'll get ya drown
or frostbit so it is, so get ta home all safe and soun.
Get that kettle on nae and settle down,
Julian's on, the man of great renoun,
about as much use as an Irish poun.
So come doun and visit if you're ever aroun
and I'll show you the sights roun this burnt-out town.
We'll not mention them lot the Englishman drowned
far from him selling five lighters for a poun
in a town the crown split across the counties of Antrim and Down.
Back out we go for a dander down the town
to take the air and lose a few poun,
gawk at the blow-ins doun The Crown,
on our wee country's merry-go-roun.
Strange the things we revolve around,
on the south banks of the Lagan in the County Down,
wind yer nex in boys,
we're Belfast boun.
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There's rhythm I know so well
There's a rhythm I know so well. Spot on with the dialect and slang. 'Bout ye big lawd?' 'Baltic.' Loved it.
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Wonderful to hear this read!
Wonderful to hear this read!
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This is a good poem so it is.
This is a good poem so it is. Please do more pieces like this
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Love this poem and I loved
Love this poem and I loved hearing it too - I wish more people would put a spoken word link to their work!
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Yes. Wonderful to hear it
Yes. Wonderful to hear it read. Really brings it to life. Love it.
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