Haiku in Three Languages (English, Irish, German)

Dream Haiku in Three Languages (English, Irish, German)

early morning haiku

hand draped over my breast--

peace, contentment in my bones

sleep sweet this morning

Aisling Mhilis (Haiku in Irish)

do lámh ar mo bhrollach,

sonas i mo chnámha--

            codail go socair ar maidin

In der Frueh (Haiku)

dein Hand auf meinem Brust

Zufreiden tief in Beinen--

Schlaf suess im stillen Frueh

Another Irish Version of My Poem, "Northern Lights"

An Chaor Aduaidh

(translation of Bob Coughlin’s poem “Northern Lights” by Una Kimbrell)

Fógraigh an nuachtán gur tháinig said i láthair aréir.

Mar sprid i mo codladh sámh,

Ag lasadh an spéir thoir thuaidh timpeall Chardon,

Bileog daite ag dahmsa san oíche dubh,

An bhfeicfeadh mé na soilse seo choíche?

Tá Cuma aghaidh Dé orthu.

An splanc uaine ag luí na gréine,

Cat fíain sna coillte oíche,

Braithim mar Tomás,

“Lig dom mo lámha a chuir sna créachtaí no ní chreadfeadh mé é!”

Ó, a Chaor Aduaidh,

Aurorea Borealis,

Lig dom a dahmsa leat san oíche uaigneach geimhridh.