A bilingual tanka in Irish and English (5-7-5-7-7 syllables)
the first flowers I picked
hearing the orphaned earth sigh
yes, I remember
they were my very first friends
silent, trusting, so fragile
na blátha a phiocas
osna na cré ina ndiaidh
sea is cuimhin liom iad
b’iad na chéad chairde agam iad
iontaofa, ciúin, leochaileach
Poem by Gabriel Rosenstock
Painting by Hugo Salmson "Girl Picking Flowers (c. 1883)"
Gabriel Rosenstock is a bilingual poet, haikuist, tankaist, novelist, playwright, translator, essayist, children's author and short story writer. He lives in Dublin, Ireland. He won the inaugural Kotodama International Tanka Contest in 2022 and is a member of Aosdána (the Irish academy of arts & letters).
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