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Poems tagged ‘Rooney’

The Prodigal Son

Denys E. W. Jones

Thursday, July 13th, 2017

The Prodigal Son he upped and left
For many a long, long year.
Leaving a void that could not be filled
Except by a flood of tears.

Maybe once every Season the Son came back,
But not in a shirt of blue.
No, the jersey he wore on his back such times
Was more of a reddish hue.

Now the Prodigal Son is returning,
And we’re asked to forgive and forget.
Well, we may, in the fullness of time,
But aren’t ready to do so yet.

It is he who must first come up with the goods,
Give his all, heart and soul, and sweat blood,
Prove he’s a Blue, a true Blue through and through,
Who’s not simply come back for a laugh.

Then, only then, we just might turn our thoughts
To slaught’ring a fatted calf.

13/7/17
Denys E. W. Jones

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