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2013-06-23

Crann / A Tree

Yaşar Koç Photography
Crann, Seanchara

Nochtann crann
mar sheanchara ba dhóigh leat
cara a thréigeas fadó
ag feitheamh liom atá sé leis na blianta fada -
cén gaineamhlach é seo? -
faoin mbáisteach, faoin ngrian,
oíche agus lá
ach nílimse ach ag gabháil tríd
níl am agamsa aon chuid de seo a dheimhniú
ar aon nós níl ann ach brionglóid


Nach ea?

Crainn eile, balbh,
finnéithe
ar an bhfeall nua seo

Tree, an Old Friend

A tree appears
and seems to me like a lost friend
one I had abandoned
a long long time ago
it has waited for me all these years -
what desert is this? -
in sunshine, in rain
night and day
but I am only passing through
I haven't time to verify any of this
ah sure it's all a dream

Not so?

Other trees, mute,
witnesses now
to this fresh betrayal