My Da's Magic Hat : Sports Poetry

My Da went to Dublin to watch final .

Yes it was G.A.A. day again .

Dad bought a paper tri-coloured hat and stood in the stands .

Then it started to rain .

The colour dye from the hat ran down and painted my fathers face , green ,white and gold .

The match began and it was your man the Sam Maguire Cup both teams wanted to  hold .

Flags were flying and there was no denying the effort that both teams had put in .

Then above  ,the sun burst through and in a cloudy sky, there came a silver lining .

My Fathers face shone again and he wore a tri-coloured smile at the all Ireland .

My Da loved to watch the Gaelic football .

It made him proud to be an Irishman  .

By Paul McCann