nightsky (Remove filter)
UNDER DARKLIGHT
Little in the dark of a Donegal sky
gives way, until the eyes soften
to a clarity where hidden
ancient light reveals itself.
In time, when there is space
for clouds to shed their cloak,
star trails streak slow in circles,
like cool astral spirography.
Joy and wonder never fail,
standing rooted and barefooted
in my front yard, earthed,
like a human lightning r...
Tuesday 21st May 2024 9:59 pm
Recent Comments
Jon on Innocents' Deadly Foe
38 minutes ago
Graham Sherwood on Good to be back!
44 minutes ago
Mike McPeek on A Somewhat Short Poem About Almost Nothing
3 hours ago
Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh on Finedon
7 hours ago
Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh on Haiku for 2025 [No. 28. Politic-toc-tic-toc-tic toc-tic-toc-tic-toc-tic-toc-tic-toc-tic-toc-tic-toc-tic-toc-tic-toc-tic-toc-tic-toc-tic-toc-tic-toc-tic]
8 hours ago
Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh on When Genocidal savagery meets the useless outrageous ignorance of closed eyes
9 hours ago
LEON STOLGARD on When Genocidal savagery meets the useless outrageous ignorance of closed eyes
10 hours ago
LEON STOLGARD on Target
10 hours ago
LEON STOLGARD on Haven for timelessness
10 hours ago
Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh on “Song without Words” for Sir Keir Starmer [With Apologies to Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn]
11 hours ago