Kathleen West Poems

A man must labor all his life
But what makes him a success
Is how he lived while he was here
That seperates him from the rest
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Oh, my Ireland, you're bound to me
For you're the country, I long to see
I love your courage, so shining and true
For your people died for, the love of you
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Best intensions should count for something
Even if they never come true
Because it's the part of you that keep hoping
And gives you the courage to start anew
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You say that you've been hurt in your life
I'll give you that it's true
Your childhood was hard to bear
So many betrayed you
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Think about me and you
Think of all the changes we've been thru
The laughter and the tears
The years together
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Memories of you are precious to me
Because memories are all that I have
The loss of you leaves a hole in my heart
And leaves me feeling alone and sad
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Live each day by day
As if it were your last
And treasure all the memories of your past
Do all the things that you wanted to do
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Years may come and years may go
But your love still remains so true
And this love has spread and overflows
To all of us who love you too
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One of the things that I'm most proud of
Since I was very young
Is learning to cook and enjoying it so
And what a pleasure it has become
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There is a land I dream of
A land so far away
It's held my heart since I was young
And still does to this very day
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