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Reprinta teenage boy
was kidnapped
and enslaved
by marauders
from a neighbor
land where
slave trading
waging war
and human
sacrifice
were ways
of life
six years
later
a vision
brought him
news
he would
escape
go home
and did
then voices
in recurring
dreams
called
boy
we need you
to return
walk among
us once again
so back
he went
to live with
former captors
he may not
have chased
the snakes
away
or used
clover leaves
to teach
the mystery
but he struck
a light
that burned
throughout
dark ages
after
because
he understood
what others
suffering
is like
became
an advocate
for those
on the fringes
his faith was
celebratory
not sin centered
but about
the wonders
of creation
smiling eyes
laughters lilt
leprechauns
good luck
centuries later
a potato famine
brought his
people here
unwanted
as recent
immigrants
often are
they became
a blessing
so for a day
join honoring
the stolen boy
raise a glass
of stouter brew
soak beef stew
play celtic tunes
fiddle and parade
you
like patrick
are someones
saint
too
h.
