Jim O'Donnell Poems

Laundry spirits all around
Stealing things without a sound
When I hang my washing out
Something missing there’s no doubt
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The stonemason chisel rings out loud
Carving out stone to make people proud
He writes on your tombstone for all to see
Proud of his work happy is he
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Sitting in my singlet vest
Look through the windows looking west
The tenement is old and gray
Three stories up that’s were I stay
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Armed forces everywhere
This time of year lets show we care
Some of them are near and far
Peacekeepers, that’s what they are
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Staring at the water for that bright silver ring
Casting his line to that very spot
Hoping that it will become hot
Standing waiting without a care
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The building was strong and stood so tall
The Derby Royal Infirmary built to help us all
Built around 1810 its era now is at its end
Majestically covering Derby’s skyline
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Family tree for you and me
To pass down to our family
History of who’s gone before
Ancestor we have never known
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Spirit that guide us night and day
Making sure we never stray
That spirit deep within our soul
Know your secret never to be told
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You touch my life my heart my soul
My Guardian Angel I behold
A friend a pal a buddy too
In my daily life I think of you
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St Mary’s Loch is the place to be
For our Jackie Drummond and her family
For many years she came here as a lass
And into the water she often splashed
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