Poetry Friday
A BURREN PRAYER
Oremus,
Maria de Petra Fertilis:
May the praise of rain on stone,
Recall the child lost in the heart’s catacomb.
May the light that turns the limestone white
Remind us that our solitude is bright.
May the arrival of gentians in their blue surprise
Bring glimpses of delight to our eyes.
May the wells that dream in the stone
Soothe the eternal that sleeps in our bone.
May the contemplative mind of the mountain
Assure us that nothing is lost or forgotten.
May the antiphon of ocean on stone
Guide the waves of loneliness home.
May the spirits who dwell in the ruin of Corcomroe
Lead our hearts to the one who is beautiful to know.
Go maire na mairbh agus a mbriongloidi
I bhfoscadh chaoin dilis na Trinoide*
John O’Donohue
From “Conamara Blues”
*May the departed and their dreams ever dwell
In the kind and faithful shelter of the Trinity.
Thank you for posting great work that might otherwise not have found their way into my heart.
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Ilene, I hope very much that you will get to visit Ireland some day and that I can get the opportunity to bring you the barren beauty that is the Burren. John O’Donohue is one of my most loved Irish poets and it makes me so happy that his words resonate with you.
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