The Sallynoggin Centra

 

The Sallynoggin Centra

(After Pádraig Belton)

One early Easter morning

I could not find a sweet

But the Bangladeshi owner

Of the Sallynoggin Centra

Made my life complete.

 

Late one Friday evening,

No teabags could I find

But the Bangladeshi owner

Of the Sallynoggin Centra

Made my world aligned.

 

If you’re ever feeling hungry

If you’re ever feeling blue

Just take yourself round

To Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown

And make your dreams come true.

 

If your provisions are quite slender

If your cupboard’s feeling slight

The Bangladeshi owner

Of the Sallynoggin Centra

Will make everything all right.

 

Ken Armstrong (Easter 2023)