st patrick’s day
a rebel song that died
with my dad

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Roberta Beary

Roberta Beary lives in Mayo, Ireland. Their work appears in Tiny Love Stories: True Tales of Love in 100 Words or Less (New York Times, 2020) and One Breath: Notes from the Reluctant Engagement Project (Doire Press/ Clan Beo, 2021) which pairs their haiku with artwork by families of people with disabilities.

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  1. It reminds me that the dad I knew was a kind of rebel, and it was hard to witness him being defeated by a genetic issue despite being super fit otherwise.

    Perhaps many of our parents have held a rebel song, and I hope they are able to keep and carry it for as long as possible.

    Alan

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