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Haiku for 2025 [No. 35. Early Birds]
MELLOW FRUITFULNESS
BUT ONLY FOR SOME OF US.
THE BIRDS GOT THERE FIRST!
Le Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh,
Dé hAoine, an naoú lá is fiche de mhí Lúnasa,
dhá mhíle agus cúig is fiche (27th August 2025)
Friday 29th August 2025 10:55 am
Haiku for 2025 [No. 33. In Concert]
A FAST-MOVING BAND
OF HEAVY RAIN’S NOW PLAYING
THE RAINDROP PRELUDE
Le Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh,
Dé Céadoin, an seachtú lá is fiche de mhí Lúnasa,
dhá mhíle agus cúig is fiche (27th August 2025)
Wednesday 27th August 2025 11:25 am
Haiku for 2025 [No. 30. Cheoil is Réabhlóidach]
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...
Sunday 10th August 2025 1:48 pm
Haiku for 2025 [No. 27. Christians Awake!]
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.
Tuesday 22nd July 2025 9:21 pm
Haiku: Pond Life
Haiku: Pond Life
Satisfying plop
Frog received by an old friend
Harmony restored
Tuesday 20th May 2025 8:43 pm
Haiku for 2025 [No.10]
Auschwitz, now Gaza.
Broken hearts cannot weep, so
rain feeds our snowdrops.
Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh, 27th March 2025
Thursday 27th March 2025 7:49 am
Fail Better
‘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...
Friday 14th March 2025 10:12 am
Before the Fall
Image Source: Pinterest/@HeatherChilton
Green leaves gently sway,
before senescence sets in,
ask them how they feel.
Friday 10th January 2025 9:05 am
The Heir of Wounds
Image Source: pinterest/@RafaelGarcia
A mother feels all,
Shielding hearts from pain’s shadow,
No wounds passed along.
Wednesday 8th January 2025 4:11 pm
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