Haiku About Ireland

When we were in Ireland I put my novel on hold, but I took a small notebook with me to hopefully capture some of the beauty in words. I wrote about 150 haiku on the trip. I post my favorites here with the exception of a few I have set aside for submission. Many others will be featured on my haiku blog: Four Leaves Haiku in the upcoming months. 

shamrock on the plane

headed in

the right direction

the old library 

too many books

for one lifetime

other tourists

my comrades

with cameras

cathedral arches

whispers turn

to echoes

stained glass windows

ancient faces

with light shone through 

driving on the left 

grazing sheep 

on the right

a chill 

in the air

august in galway 

rainbow

reminds me

how lucky i am

church ruin

the ghosts

of all who prayed here

irish dancers

spirit in 

their toes

same language

different accents

miscommunication

ice cream

in the rain

sweet afternoon

bed and breakfast

good bed

better breakfast

the ring of kerry

namesake

mountains

where the 

mountains meet

...waterfall 

jaunting car

a horse named

jesse james

elephant rock

grazing

near the water

tattoo

a permanent 

souvenir

morning coffee

brown sugar

a splash of cream

flight attendants

the final 

irish accents 











"Travel is more than the seeing the sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living." - Miriam Beard