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Joan
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Enjoying her Ireland trip
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Celebrating her 75th birthday
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Became nervous
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A bit apprehensive
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Rather afraid
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She knew
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To kiss the famous Blarney Stone
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She had to climb 101 stairs
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That could make anyone breathless
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She had to pass through a narrow staircase
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That made many people claustrophobic
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She had to get to the top of the castle
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Where people
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Who are afraid of heights
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Start shaking and shivering
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Breathing shallow
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Hearts beating faster
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Cold sweats on foreheads
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Experiencing panic attacks
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Joan would not do all that
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Even to kiss a man
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But her daughter Bette
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And her granddaughter Adriana
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Encouraged her
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And inspired her
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And her special friend Sohail
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Reassured her
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Asking her not to worry
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Reminding her
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She is traveling with a doctor and a nurse
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If she did not kiss the Blarney Stone
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She might regret it for the rest of her life
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So Joan went to the top of the castle
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Looked around
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Took a few deep breaths
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And then
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While lying on her back
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Leaning forward
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Holding tight to the metal bars
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She finally kissed the Blarney Stone
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Kissed it twice
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Kissed it passionately
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While Adriana took pictures
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Weeks have passed
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But whenever
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Joan meets an Irish man or woman
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She shows pictures
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And tells the fascinating story
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Visiting Ireland
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With great eloquence
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She reminds me of those Muslims
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Who go to Saudi Arabia
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Perform pilgrimage
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Kiss hajr-e-aswad…the Black Stone
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That Abraham used to build Mecca
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By going to Blarney Castle
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Joan performed her Irish Pilgrimage
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It was a special trip
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A trip she will never forget.
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For Joan
with Love
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From her
Special Admirer
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Sohail
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July 2007
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