National Poetry Day 2015

From Night Monkey, Day Monkey

The moon shone down on the jungle. / Night Monkey climbed up the tree. / She clambered and leapt to where Day Monkey slept, / And...

My Shadow

I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me, / And what can be the use of him is...

The Dark

If you think of the dark / as a black park / and the moon as a bounced ball, / then there’s nothing to be frightened...

Pstryk

Sterczy w ścianie taki pstryczek, / Mały pstryczek-elektryczek, / Jak tym pstryczkiem zrobić pstryk, / To się widno robi w mig. / / Bardzo łatwo: / Pstryk - i światło! / Pstryknąć potem...

In the Dark

God said: Let the dark be dark. / Let the stars shine properly. / And let darkness with no stars / heal the damage caused by...

The Blue Boat

How late the daylight edges / toward the northern night / as though journeying / in a blue boat, gilded in mussel shell / / with, slung from its...

Dòchas

Dòchas – / rionnag anns na speuran. / / Dùil – / rocaid agus rionnag anns na speuran. / / Creideamh – / adhar làn rionnagan. / / Cinnt – / grian...