dorchaíonn an mhuir –
glór páistí ar iarraidh
in éamh na bhfaoileán
the sea darkens –
voices of missing children
in the cry of gulls
il mare si oscura –
voci di bambini perduti
nel verso dei gabbiani
dorchaíonn an mhuir/the sea darkens/il mare si oscura – haiku by
Gabriel was born in 1949, in postcolonial Ireland. He is a poet, playwright, haikuist, essayist, novelist, short story writer, and author/translator of over 180 books, mostly in Irish. Member of Aosdána (Irish Academy of Arts & Letters) and Lineage Holder of Celtic Buddhism. You can read more about Gabriel here and browse his books here.
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