A Parade On March 17th
Moments of emptiness & remembrance can occur at any time, even in a joyous celebration, such as the NYC St Patrick's Day Parade.
Yesterday was such a day.. New York City was cold and windy, after all it's March.
Two gentlemen, both of Irish Descent, had passed onto greener pastures.
May they be in Heaven, a day before the devil knew about it.
Marching in the parade on 5th Avenue felt strange. I felt a twinge of Sadness.
Suddenly, I notice a kinswoman. She wasn't Irish, but a member of Red Sox Nation, in Manhattan.
I ran into this lassie @ East 85th Street & 5th Avenue. We did a High Five Sign, chanting "Let's Go Red Sox", & wishing each other a Happy St Patrick's Day.
The Two Gentlemen who died, called Jim & Larry, werre instrumental in my joining the Ancient Order of Hibernians, an Irish-Catholic Fraternal & Social Order, which was founded in NYC in 1836. The Church in which it was founded, is now in the heart of Chinatown.
I broke from the Parade at East 66th Street, to meet with The Nation Member. I just had to do something a bit different on St Patrick's Day.
Later a friend & fellow blogger, went to the Best Manhattan Neighborhood Pub & Red Sox Haven, The Hairy Monk, for a perfect pint of Guinness Stout. It was crisp-tasting & marvelous.
The numerous young lassies made it memorable as well.
Click on the title to go to my friend's blog now.
Thanks!
His Irish Sense of Humor is really something.
Yesterday was such a day.. New York City was cold and windy, after all it's March.
Two gentlemen, both of Irish Descent, had passed onto greener pastures.
May they be in Heaven, a day before the devil knew about it.
Marching in the parade on 5th Avenue felt strange. I felt a twinge of Sadness.
Suddenly, I notice a kinswoman. She wasn't Irish, but a member of Red Sox Nation, in Manhattan.
I ran into this lassie @ East 85th Street & 5th Avenue. We did a High Five Sign, chanting "Let's Go Red Sox", & wishing each other a Happy St Patrick's Day.
The Two Gentlemen who died, called Jim & Larry, werre instrumental in my joining the Ancient Order of Hibernians, an Irish-Catholic Fraternal & Social Order, which was founded in NYC in 1836. The Church in which it was founded, is now in the heart of Chinatown.
I broke from the Parade at East 66th Street, to meet with The Nation Member. I just had to do something a bit different on St Patrick's Day.
Later a friend & fellow blogger, went to the Best Manhattan Neighborhood Pub & Red Sox Haven, The Hairy Monk, for a perfect pint of Guinness Stout. It was crisp-tasting & marvelous.
The numerous young lassies made it memorable as well.
Click on the title to go to my friend's blog now.
Thanks!
His Irish Sense of Humor is really something.
posted by Michael Leggett at 7:59 PM
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