--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Oh, now my Erin, she'd smile down on me…" description: "\"“Oh, now my Erin, she'd smile down on me no matter where I walked.\" Grandpop smiled that little smile again. \"But I'd be separated from her, and I'd fe..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f7/lora-leigh-2609_card_oh-now-my-erin-she-d-smile-down-on-me-no_1487272.png" --- # Oh, now my Erin, she'd smile down on me no matter where I… ![“Oh, now my Erin, she'd smile down on me no matter where I walked." Grandpop smiled that little smile again. "But I'd be separated from her, and I'd feel that separation in my soul, you see?" Nathan shook his head. Grandpop sighed. "You have the Irish eyes, boy. One of these days, you'll see from…” quote by Lora Leigh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f7/lora-leigh-2609_card_oh-now-my-erin-she-d-smile-down-on-me-no_1487272.png) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f7/lora-leigh-2609_card_oh-now-my-erin-she-d-smile-down-on-me-no_1487272.png) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f7/lora-leigh-2609_card_oh-now-my-erin-she-d-smile-down-on-me-no_1487272.png) > ““Oh, now my Erin, she'd smile down on me no matter where I walked." Grandpop smiled that little smile again. "But I'd be separated from her, and I'd feel that separation in my soul, you see?" Nathan shook his head. Grandpop sighed. "You have the Irish eyes, boy. One of these days, you'll see from eyes, not your own, feel with a heart outside your chest. Wild Irish eyes. Nathan. When you love, love well and love true, and take care, lad, because those Irish eyes are windows into not just your own soul, but the soul of the one you love." Grandpop looked out at his Erin's grave. 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