pop's poetry

Year: 2025

  • the tao of success

    the tao of success

    You can have some success
    because of what you do
    but ultimately fail
    because of who you are
    You can have some success
    because of who you are
    but ultimately fail
    because of what you do
    Balance is the key
    be kind and work hard
    have empathy and achieve goals
    be trustworthy and follow through
    be curious and celebrate others
    Success is complex
    but the yin and yang are
    authenticity and reliability

  • grow

    An enduring love
    The kind that lasts a lifetime
    Never stops growing

  • irish

    The green on the beautiful hillside
    Brings memories I’ve never know
    Of family Geoghegan in Ireland
    And all of the stories of old

    My Grandma Ida Mae knew them
    But never a one did I hear
    We never could talk about family
    For she didn’t live anywhere near

    Though I didn’t grow up knowing
    I come from the Geoghegan clan
    I feel lucky to have Irish blood
    And proud to be who I am

    Sláinte

  • dear st. patrick

    We need you in America
The land now full of snakes
Too late we may realize
What will be lost
When the snakes have done
Their worst

We need a St. Patrick
To rid us of the snakes
Who will that be?
  • we the people

    we the people

    Here we are again
    Same shit from yesteryear
    This time we knew better
    This time we had more reasons
    Not to fail –
    But we did

    We the people
    Chose a felon
    Voted for a rapist
    Checked the box
    For a liar
    It’s who we collectively are

    America – do better
    We the People – be better

    It’s not the party
    It’s the man
    unfit to lead
    An unhinged elitist
    Not a genius
    Just a wrecking ball

    We the People
    Chose retribution
    Picked chaos
    Embraced hate
    Composed fear
    We call it strength

    America – do better
    We the People – be better

    Because here we are again
    Torn apart by false rhetoric
    With some very good people
    On both sides
    I know them well
    Yet the divide gets deeper

    We the People
    Need to remember
    To love our neighbor
    Regardless of color
    Red or blue
    No more walls

    America – do better
    We the People – Be Better

    At listening to neighbors
    Turning off the noise
    Tuning in to conversation
    Bridging the divide
    Once and for all

    We the People
    Come together
    Understand the other
    Not as enemies
    Working together
    While we still can

    America – do better
    We the People – be better

    We have four more years
    to practice peace