Lady of the Sweetest Smile

Lady of the Sweetest Smile

A Poem by Tomás Ó Cárthaigh
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Poem for Roberta, the Lady of the Sweetest Smile

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Lady of the Sweetest Smile

I
Lady of the sweetest smile
In this town and round for many a mile
Laughter, fun, and all with grace,
The Mona Lisa should have had your face.

II

Now gone, to a better tomorrow
In Dublin: where future is present
Not for you the life of struggle and sorrow:
The factory worker: today’s peasant.

III

God looks after, they say, the good
May He take care of you
Because thou art, and He should,
Fair of face, and heart that’s true.

IV

Love for you I do not hold,
As I know it could never be
I wish the man whose yours well
And wish that it could have been me!

© 2008 Tomás Ó Cárthaigh


Author's Note

Tomás Ó Cárthaigh
Translations into whatever language you can write in are welcomed. Post online or email to me at [email protected] - I'll credit you wherever published.

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Love the lines, the flow! so lovely, I'll try to translate this in the Filipino language! :)

Posted 16 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Lovely poem.

Posted 16 Years Ago


The first para is a great comparison....good work!

Posted 16 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

i love your style it makes me smile!
the first one was my favorite =] great job! these poems are deadly! =]

Posted 16 Years Ago


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Tomás Ó Cárthaigh
Tomás Ó Cárthaigh

Renmore, Galway, Ireland, An Roinne Mór, Gallaimh, Eire, Ireland



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