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Lowku for 2025 [No. 1]

by Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

With corrections.

Is é an sruthan éadomhain a labhraíonn go dána,

his glass, now empty’s loudly ringing,

from shallow source, his water’s springing,

with fewer lines, his song would be finer.

Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh 9th January 2025

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Thursday 9th January 2025 12:09 pm

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