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Haiku for 2025 [No. 39. Better than Monday’s]

by Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

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ONE HOUR FORTY-FIVE,

MONDAY; ONE FORTY, WEDNESDAY,

EARLY SPRING-SMALL STEPS!

Le Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh,

Dé Céadaoin, an deichiú lá de mhí Mheán Fómhair,

dhá mhíle agus cúig is fiche (Wednesday 10th September 2025)

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Wednesday 10th September 2025 2:13 pm

HAIKU   HEALTH   WALKING   SPRING

Haiku for 2025 [No. 38. Why I Don’t Like Mondays]

by Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

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Day of lunacy,

Over and over again.

New leaf, anyone?

Le Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh,

Dé Luain, an t-ochtú lá de mhí Mheán Fómhair,

dhá mhíle agus cúig is fiche (8th September 2025)

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Monday 8th September 2025 8:48 am

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Haiku for 2025 [No. 37. Dé Céadaoin]

by Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

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Tá sé Dé Céadaoin,

That’s “Fasting Day” in Bhéarla.

Birds eat well this month!

Le Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh, 

Dé Céadoin, an tríú lá de mhí Mheán Fómhair,

dhá mhíle agus cúig is fiche (3rd September 2025)

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Wednesday 3rd September 2025 12:28 pm

Irish   Dé Céadaoin   Fasting Day   Bhéarla   English   birds   Haiku

Haiku for 2025 [No. 35. Early Birds]

by Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

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)

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Friday 29th August 2025 10:55 am

fruitfulness   Autumn   birds   haiku

Haiku for 2025 [No. 33. In Concert]

by Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

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)

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Wednesday 27th August 2025 11:25 am

Haiku   music   raindrops

Haiku for 2025 [No. 30. Cheoil is Réabhlóidach]

by Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

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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...

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Sunday 10th August 2025 1:48 pm

haiku   revolution   red line   roots   branches

Haiku for 2025 [No. 27. Christians Awake!]

by Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

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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.

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Tuesday 22nd July 2025 9:21 pm

haiku   christians   discontent

Haiku for 2025 [No.10]

by Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

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Auschwitz, now Gaza.

Broken hearts cannot weep, so

rain feeds our snowdrops.

Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh, 27th March 2025

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Thursday 27th March 2025 7:49 am

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Haiku for 2025 [No 2]

by Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

Be thou my vision,

All that is most beautiful,

Most life affirming.

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Monday 30th December 2024 9:04 pm

haiku   vision   life   beauty

Haiku For 2025 [No 1 Capall na beatha an grá]

by Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

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The Irish proverb:

Capall na beatha an grá,

/koh-pul nuh baa-ha un gra/

literally means Love is the horse of life:

the English equivalent is Love makes the world go round.

it’s an example of the historical importance of the horse in Irish life.

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Love’s revolution,

Capall na beatha a...

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Saturday 28th December 2024 2:56 pm

haiku   an grá   Love   Hope

Haiku. Mis-Match of the Day-Score

by Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

 

 

Mis-Match of the Day

 

Tories-Compassion-the Truth

 

Abuser-Knighthood

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Tuesday 9th May 2023 8:38 am

Haiku   Match of the Day   Tories   Domestic abuse   knighthoods

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