Classic Poem

Trefoil of Erin! as I contemplate
Thy sister leaflets, I behold in these
An emblem of profound triplicities
That live in nature and in man's estate.
Three are the Norns that weave the web of fate
In silent loom — Past, Present, and To-be;
And Feeling, Thought, and Action are the three
Handmaids that on the human spirit wait.
The Apostle of our isle — as legends tell —
Used thee to symbolise a mystery
Now fading from our souls; but thou as well
May'st type for future men who look on thee
Our sacred Triad indivisible —
Family, Mother-land, Humanity.