A Barnacle is a form of Irish ‘Haiku’ inspired by Nora Barnacle, James Joyce’s muse. The form captures a ‘soul moment’. The first line is literal, the second emotional and the third spiritual.
Pilgrims blaze a trail,
Brigid’s fire burns,
Fiercely.
~ Karen Ward
Nuair a suilímis le Bríde,
Cuireann sí timpeall orainn grá mór á clóca bheannacta
Agus is iad ár n-anam agus dá chuid amháin.
As we walk with Brigid,
She wraps us lovingly in her blessed cloak
And our souls and hers become as one.
~ Siobhán Cahill
Light pierces the leafy canopy,
Strong woman of Spirit beholds,
Initiation.
~ Karen Ward
Firelight, fireside, companions of the flame.
United we rise tall, flicker far to the sky,
Gather heat and warmth….
Enough for a whole universe
~ Alyson McEvoy