Farrera [22-24]

22. na héadaí a fágadh
ar an líne: athbheoite
ag bailc úr sléibhe


23. scamaill dhubha
  ag triall ar an gcéad ghleann eile –
cumhracht an chaife láidir


24. leathanach bán
agus sneachta Farrera –
nach léir í an Úrchríoch

written in the Catalonian Pyrenees, April 2003

© G.R.
Aus: unpublished manuscript

Farrera [22-24]

22. clothes left on the line
have been revived -
 pure mountain rain


23. dark clouds leaving
for the next valley –
aroma of strong coffee


24. facing a blank page
and the snows of Farrera –
Pure Land is clear

translated from the Irish by Gabriel Rosenstock