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Cleachtadh na ndeasgnáth
déan
an ceann crom
an croí trom
Saothraíodh an t-anam
an gaineamhlach tur
Cáilithe faoi dheoidh
don stuaim is don mheas
i dteach leathscoite deas
go n-éalaíonn peaca beag ciúin isteach
mar ghadaí san oích’
Ansin tagann clocha faoi bhláth
lasann an tír máguaird
siúlann an t-anam an téad mhín
idir ‘sea’ agus ‘ní hea’.
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The ceremonial rites
perform
the bowed head
the heavy heart
Let the soul cultivate
the arid desert
Eligible at last
for a prudent respectably
nice little semi
till a furtive little sin steals in
like a thief in the night
Then stones blossom
the land about ignites
the soul treads a fine line
between ‘yes’ and ‘no’.
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