Corpus Christi 2020 (At St Kilian’s birthplace, Mullagh, Co. Cavan; after lockdown and freedom of movement within the own county) Marsh marigold Float their rounded tableaus Dragonfly pads Water horsetail plant Lime trees with elephant trunks Yellow flag iris Hawthorn square Slope down to Holy well By the German oak (St … More Marsh marigold and water horsetail
(Watercolour brushed on paper after a prolonged hiatus, to be continued, by Andrea Connolly) Something emerges An anchor An icon An origin Spread your mantle wide A shield for us provide Safe shelter To brave the storms © #AndreaCConnolly 22. April 2020
(reading Japanese waka poems) A fledgling hops from leaf to leaf soaks night dew My hair like Emperor Tenji I dream of mount Fuji A flurry of cherry blossoms blossom in me (One Hundred poets, One Poem Each/ Hyakunin Isshu) © #AndreaCConnolly 19./20. April 2020
When I fold (For my chosen Truelove) When I fold myself Into you Time stands still Folds back on itself Enfolds us This is our only present Dreaming from the past Illuminated greening Eye-blinks of love Limitless, neverending © #AndreaCConnolly 28.3.2020 (First day of lockdown)
She dreams She dreams of skies Speckled with cumulus Cushiony clouds To dapple her unseen self Cocooned in petals Chartreuse clinging To each other She dreams of the warm Spectrum of rainbows Weaves in and out Of wakefulness Awaits the scented day © #AndreaCConnolly 22.3.2020
(Expanse) Quicksand quivers Planetary Grounded endeavours Stationary Oceans deserted Sky high Plagued by growing Greyness The other side Beckons Shield my light Thoughts unite Little words of love Spread wide © #AndreaCConnolly #photography by #AndreaCConnolly by 13.3.2020 #lockdown
Origin Rudder northwest Release the kraken Brave gale forces Starboard rune On nocturnal canvas Explorer’s lure Rune and rudder Inked in seedling heart River to the sea © #AndreaCConnolly 27.2.2020 #haiku #botaiku #mpy
Scallop shells Forevermore I shall Seek you out My palms your mimicry Filled, to be Giving, to receive Air space hold all My heart beating In rays of salted hope Timelapsed Horizons Shall be my shell © #AndreaCConnolly 6.2.2020
Sentinels 17.10.2019 The entrance clear Where you come from Winter Solstice orients Life-size blue-grey slabs An open circle sun drawn A micro lake inmidst A step stone lies Touched by mirrored recumbent carved rock An earthen vessel once Was proof of a youth’s Resting place Two ocean eyes watch So wide we have … More Sentinels
Ruby and brass A fall slide from buff mist Home pulls more Moss on stone The heath nut red Eye treat Brooch in oak Shield in rust bark Lance of light © By Andrea Connolly 6.October 2019 three #haiku #botaiku
