Comments on 'Beware of Leprechaun Bearing Shillelaghs'The weather was perfect. The temperature hovered at seventy- two and the sun peeked from behind the wispy clouds. As I said, perfect.
I stopped at a clover patch to rest and prowl around the ground to find what I could find.
I leaned close to breathe in the scent of the earth in its renewed spring best. A harsh *tapping* at my shoulder snapping me from my basking.
I frowned as I turned and saw a squat impish man dressed from head to toe in his greenish best, shillelagh in hand and pointed rather menacingly at my head, "What are you doing, Lass?" He questioned me.
Though I was in prone position I had no trouble gathering my pride, for even those of us with a drop of Irish blood, on St. Patrick's Day feel the full power that drop brings, "Who's asking?"
His eyes smiled and he spoke,"May you have the hindsight to know where you've been, The foresight to know where you are going, And the insight to know when you have gone too far.”
And with a shillelagh to the head, the day went dark.2008-03-18T03:23:30Zhttp://ficlets.com/feed/story/24886Comment on Beware of Leprechaun Bearing Shillelaghs<p>Perfect story for today! This is my favorite part:<br /><em>His eyes smiled and he spoke,”May you have the hindsight to know where you’ve been, The foresight to know where you are going, And the insight to know when you have gone too far.”</em><br />LoA</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/24886?basename=494992008-03-18T03:23:30ZAna Cristinahttp://ficlets.com/authors/asimon78Comment on Beware of Leprechaun Bearing Shillelaghs<p>Blessing or curse? I mean, the thump had to hurt! Great little tale, in perfect Irish spirit!<br />LoA</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/24886?basename=493212008-03-17T23:18:59ZMistress Elsha Hawkhttp://ficlets.com/authors/mistress_elsha_hawkComment on Beware of Leprechaun Bearing Shillelaghs<p>Did he steal your pot o gold? faith n begorrah’</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/24886?basename=492162008-03-17T18:45:15ZSKermitgorfhttp://ficlets.com/authors/kermitgorfComment on Beware of Leprechaun Bearing Shillelaghs<p>hehe. fun. I befriend leprechauns bearing shillelaghs, or maybe i’ve gone mad.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/24886?basename=492082008-03-17T18:12:37ZMask By The Moonhttp://ficlets.com/authors/mbtmComment on Beware of Leprechaun Bearing Shillelaghs<p>Very entertaining. And what a fun mental picture. Good advice too.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/24886?basename=491942008-03-17T16:52:33Zthebetweenspacehttp://ficlets.com/authors/thebetweenspaceComment on Beware of Leprechaun Bearing Shillelaghs<p>A good Irish blessing, and a thump to the end. Happy St. Patrick’s Day indeed! Nicely done set up and pay off.<br />LoA</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/24886?basename=491932008-03-17T16:52:25ZTHX 0477http://ficlets.com/authors/thx_0477