Maidin mhaith! céad mile fáilte. Seo mo dhán: Haiku i stíl cheoil is “réabhlóidach”.

Good morning! a hundred thousand welcomes. Here is my poem: a musical and “revolutionary” Haiku. 

A RED LINE’S BEEN CROSSED

REVOLUTION’S WHAT WE NEED

ROOT AND BRANCH CLEAROUT

Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh,

Dé Domnhnaigh, an deichiú lá de mhí L...

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NOW THEY’LL GIVE A DAMN,

THEY’VE COME FOR THE CHRISTIANS.

WINTRY DISCONTENT!

Dé Máirt, an dara lá is fiche de mhí Iúil, 2025.

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Haiku: Pond Life

Satisfying plop

Frog received by an old friend

Harmony restored

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Auschwitz, now Gaza.

Broken hearts cannot weep, so

rain feeds our snowdrops.

Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh, 27th March 2025

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‘Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.’ Wise words from Samuel Beckett, a hero of mine who also wrote ‘All poetry is prayer’ – a thought I have taken to heart, and a subject for another time.

We love in a culture which sets great store by success and yet the greatest learning comes from mistakes, from failure, even from pain. We can then improve, do better...

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Green leaves gently sway,
before senescence sets in,
ask them how they feel.

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A mother feels all,
Shielding hearts from pain’s shadow,
No wounds passed along.

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