For Roger Mc Alinden
My legendary grandfather, beyond the clouds and in the stars
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For Mary Mc Alinden
My legendary Grandmother and all the brave women who smoked their pipe, had their say, and didn’t care about what others thought…
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To help our bleaker parts
Salubrious hours are given,
Which if they do not fit for earth
Drill silently for heaven.
‘You can instruct but not command the heart’
(anon.