July 2022

51C in Sicily but here: fog…

Summer in Europe,
Where do clouds go for a break?
They come to Ireland.

(29/07/22)

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Na préacháin…

Suantraí gharbh,
cá-rá na gcaróg liath:
ró-ard; ró-luath.

(22/07/22)

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Very hot…

The birds are silent.
Even seagulls seem muted.
The cat sprawls in shade.

(14/07/22)

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Cool under the fernery…

Tree-fern colonnade
under-lit by dappled stream
reflecting cool thoughts.

(08/07/22)

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Hot, hot, hot…

Hot, midday sunshine,
Grasshopper castanets time
magpie flamenco.

(01/07/22)