Guenole's whole family, including his mother
Queen Gwen the Three-Breasted, became saints
So he did too, though he was never very good at it.
Sent to save the great City of Ys from its doom
He allowed it to sink beneath the sea, saving
Only the King and the King's horse. (Some claim
He saved the King's daughter too, but others
Say she saved herself by prudently
Turning into a mermaid when the waters rose.)
When he was young Guenole dreamed
That he should visit St. Patrick until Patrick
Sent a stronger dream saying not to bother.
Wikipedia says he lost two Welsh chapels
But doesn't say how; Guenole is just the sort
To think God made him a shrewd card player.
His relics were destroyed by the French Revolution
Breton women still sometimes push needles
Into the feet of Guenole's wooden statue.
Asked why, they say with straight faces
That they do this in order to get children.
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