Aonghas MacNeacail

gaélico escocés

a chraobh

eadar nan craobh
chithear a’ chraobh
a thagh grian fhann
mar lòchran

eadar dubhar caol àrd
agus dubhar caol àrd
’n a sònrachd fhéin
a’ deàrrsadh

a guirme geal
a togail brìgh
na gréine mar
gur sgàthan i

© Aonghas MacNeacail

the tree

between the trees
can be seen the tree
a pale sun chose
as lantern

between one tall darkness
and another tall darkness
its own uniqueness
radiant

its white greenness
drawing the sun’s
essence as if
a mirror itself

© Aonghas MacNeacail