"bria" poems
This is the story of Felix Riley
An Irishman from County Cork
Conceived during the great famine
And delivered by the stalk
He was one of ten; 6 brothers, 3 sisters
All of whom he cherished
Both of his parents passed away
From starvation and cholera they perished.
His father was a peasant farmer
From the port town of Kinsale
Working every single day
To bring home bread and ale
He died in the summer of 47
A year that many did
His wife Breanna heartbroken
But from the kids she hid
Not long after, she died too
Taking with her 3 little chislers
Poor Felix Riley was left solitary
When split from his brothers and sisters
He learned to fend for himself
And then met his lovely wife Bria
He never saw his kin to that day
And probably wont again, he'd fear
Like his father he worked and worked
To bring home food for their little one
And one day hoped he could earn enough
To buy a table to eat it on
He worked every hour he physically could
Almost every one god sent
But every week when he got his envelope
The money was already spent
Never disheartened he loved his wife
And his little daughter too
He remained optimistic in any weather
And through tough times powered through
Alas his determination was futile
In the face of the aftermath of the blight
He died at a tender age of 26
After putting up a hearty fight
His story is one of over a million
Who's stories are somewhat hidden
From the books and lessons given in schools
Their telling is almost forbidden.
Oct 19, 2018
Oct 19, 2018 at 5:49 PM UTC
brian allan’s big race
today at lake ginninderra there was a bike canoe and foot race from john knight park
to the steps of the belconnen mall on benjamin way and brian allan was competing along with
other people who live around belconnen, and the opening song to start the race was advance
australia fair, so as soon as the anthem was finished everyone got on their bikes and started heading to the dock where the canoes are,
brian allan got onto a fabulous start really pumping iron in his legs riding down the cycle path
listening to i want you back i gotta get b through to you, i want you back, and brian just hit the lead
about 2 km away from the canoes and bria sped right down and had an unbeatable lead
and when brian allan reached the canoes, he had a great lead, and it wouldn’t have mattered
how bad he did in his canoe, but as brian got started, he started to hear the other bike riders
coming toward him, so he started canoeing and headed right for the other side, but brian’s arms
weren’t strong enough and when brian made it to the other end, he was 4th in line and had to make some ground
but the canoe was slow and brian was worried that the next pack would catch up to him
but brian got out and started running toward the steps of the mall, and because brian likes
christmas, as he entered they played christmas where the gum trees blow, there is no frost and no snow
christmas in australia’s hot, cold and frosty is what it’s not, and brian was running past the crowd
brian, brian brian, the crowd yelled but he wasn’t going to catch the leading 3, but brian stuck at 4th place
and brian sprinted down the road for the final prize point, and when brian allan made it to the steps
yeah he won $145, which meant, even if he los to 3 races, he still won money for his race
and brian went to the water booth to hydrate and started joking around with the other prize winners
and brian sang, i am the champion, you see, you see i travelled from start to finish, oh yeseree
i am the champion, i am the champion, i only came 4th but i won $145 yeah i am the champion of the world
and then as the other racers were coming in, the caller said, we have got our top 4 money winners worked out, so we will start
the presentations and brian allan came 4th, yeah and he was ****** happy about that, like that nobody counts except for brian
and when brian was gven the $145, he cheered so loudly, yippee i ay
the poem read
brian is the best person
better than the rest of them
he is better than everyone there
i know he only came 4th, but that is pretty good don’t ya think
brian is the best person
brian allan is the best
and when the last place came running in, they started to clear up for next year
saying this was a great race
Feb 4, 2016
Feb 4, 2016 at 6:02 PM UTC