This is an extract from Brian's much longer poem which
was a Bard of Armagh Finalist Poem in 2003.
听听How well I remember that day last November
The Bar was stuffed full with Assembly Members.
听听听听Big Ian arrived with the rest of
his crew
Mark Durkan asked him 鈥淲hat can I get you?鈥�
听听听听听听Ian replied 鈥淢ark
you know full well
that drinking hard liquor鈥檚 a sure road to hell.
听听I drink 鈥榩ure orange鈥� and never
touch beer
and you know my motto 鈥� we鈥檒l have no coke here!鈥�
听Well the whole of his party just started to snigger
Said Mitchel McLaughlin 鈥淚 don鈥檛 like that frigger.
听听Do you think if I gave the bartender some fivers
instead of pure orange, he鈥檇 slip them screwdrivers鈥�
听听听鈥淥h, don鈥檛 be so bitter鈥�,
said Bairbre de Brun
as she passed him a cocktail of Iced Blue Lagoon.
听听Then she lifted her own glass and downed it
in one
and smiled 鈥淲ith more drink I could fancy his son鈥�.
