─ haiku ─
From ELEGY and other
poems:
Sitting in the park
Slicing a baguette in two -
We dine like royals
Dew dampens our feet
Striding through meadows early
Morning son singing
Folded in embrace...
My Godmother's kiss lingers
Loving on my cheek
Sick boy reading books...
Overflowing images
Fan across the sea
Winter morning fire...
Granny makes my breakfast
Steaming mug of tea
Retired man walking
His greyhound, gossiping
With friends who have time
Twenty men singing
in Nick's pub in Killorglin -
Where have they all gone?
I miss my father -
Not having had the chance
To be his friend
From Girl Through My Window and other poems:
Two dandelions dance...
Embracing in the warmth of
The afternoon sun
Down a winding trail...
Plum tress blossoming in spite
Of bitter north wind
Soft rain falls silent...
Wet whites flop on clothes line,
Pegged and lifeless
Family of ducks
Glides by, water surface
Broken by a trout
Water lilies float
On our pond in full flower -
You have deeper roots
Lunch on mountaintop,
Lying back on our elbows -
Peaks spread before us
Ragged edges, rocky
Backdrop encircles harbour
In a frim embrace
Autumn patterns of
Maple, Larch and Cypress tress -
Serene woman knitting
Autumn summons
Swallows, gathering on the
Telegraph wires
Early morning frost
Forming a white lace pattern -
On Wicklow windows
Quiet country road,
Fence rails and mailboxes mantled -
No sign of people
The world listening
In quiet meditation -
Seized by stillness