Dougie’s Garden
Gladiola dahlia, helenium and phlox
Apple tree and lilac with sweet pea grown in blocks
Roses were his favourite flowers, ramblers white and pink
And a tea rose that’s an odd name
For a flower don’t you think?
Primrose, lupin ,daffodil, pansies pink and blue
Flowering currant, hydrangea, peony, fuschia too
But no cabbages, no beans, no carrots, no potatoes
No turnips, peas or scallions, he grew not one of these
The farmer’s son from Keady left behind the rural scene
Turned his gaze towards the city,and fulfilled a childhood
dream
