{"id":7894,"date":"2020-04-29T01:44:26","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T01:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/?p=7894"},"modified":"2023-11-23T03:47:18","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T03:47:18","slug":"machnaimh-on-nead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/machnaimh-on-nead\/","title":{"rendered":"Machnaimh \u00f3n Nead!"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; 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margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.2; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;\">F\u00e9ini\u00falacht caillte<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.2; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;\">i dtomhaltas forleathan<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.2; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;\">Buaileann an pand\u00e9im<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.2; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; height: 1em;\"><span style=\"display: none;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.2; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;\">Neadaithe sa bhaile<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.2; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;\">An domhan ina stad ar fad<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.2; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;\">Am \u00e9 le machnamh<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.2; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; height: 1em;\"><span style=\"display: none;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.2; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;\">N\u00e1 b\u00ed ag deifri\u00fa<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.2; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;\">Dh\u00e1 thrian moille le deifir<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.2; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;\">Bain ceol as an saol<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.2; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; height: 1em;\"><span style=\"display: none;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.2; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; height: 1em;\"><span style=\"display: none;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.2; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; height: 1em;\"><span style=\"display: none;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.2; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; height: 1em;\"><span style=\"display: none;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.2; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; height: 1em;\"><span style=\"display: none;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.2; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;\">Reflections from the Nest<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.2; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; height: 1em;\"><span style=\"display: none;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.2; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;\">Identity lost<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.2; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;\">in rampant consumerism<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.2; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;\">The pandemic hits<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.2; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; height: 1em;\"><span style=\"display: none;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.2; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;\">Sitting in our homes<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.2; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;\">The world is at a full stop<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.2; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;\">A time to reflect<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.2; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; height: 1em;\"><span style=\"display: none;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.2; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;\">Stop rushing about<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.2; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;\">Making all heat and no light<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.2; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;\">Appreciate life<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.2; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; height: 1em;\"><span style=\"display: none;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.2; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; height: 1em;\"><span style=\"display: none;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.2; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; height: 1em;\"><span style=\"display: none;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.8; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;\">Is aoibhinn liom an fhoirm fhileata a thugtar Haiku uirthi!\u00a0\u00a0Thosaigh s\u00e9 sa tSeap\u00e1in ag deireadh an<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.8; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;\">Seacht\u00fa haois d\u00e9ag. Ba \u00e9 fear darb ainm Matsuo Basho a thosaigh \u00e9, agus lean m\u00f3rfhil\u00ed eile \u00e9, cos\u00fail le Kobayashi Issa, Masaoka Shiki, agus Yosa Buson. Le himeacht ama, scaip Haiku ar fud an domhain. N\u00edl aon easpa na foirme seo in \u00c9irinn, i mB\u00e9arla agus i nGaeilge araon.\u00a0\u00a0T\u00e1 s\u00e9 \u00e9asca go leor staid\u00e9ar na foirme a dh\u00e9anamh ar an idirl\u00edon, agus t\u00e1 f\u00edse\u00e1in iontacha d\u00e9anta ag Gabriel Rosenstock ar an \u00e1bhar. I mo thuairim, Haijin (sin m\u00f3rfhile Haiku) is ea Gabriel, agus t\u00e1 go leor leor d\u00e1nta Haiku cumtha agus aistrithe aige, idir Ghaeilge agus Bh\u00e9arla.\u00a0\u00a0M\u00e1 t\u00e1 suim agat, g\u00fagl\u00e1il ar \u2018Gabriel Rosenstock\u2019 agus gheobhaidh t\u00fa tortha\u00ed suimi\u00fala ar ais.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.8; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;\">Ar aon n\u00f3s, agus m\u00e9 neadaithe sa bhaile ar feadh m\u00edosa n\u00f3 mar sin, thosaigh m\u00e9 ag dul i dtaith\u00ed ar an saol nua at\u00e1 agam ag an am \u00e9iginnte seo, nuair nach bhfuil a fhios againn cad at\u00e1 i nd\u00e1n d\u00fainn.\u00a0\u00a0D\u00fairt m\u00e9 liom f\u00e9in go bhfanfainn dearfach, mar n\u00ed bh\u00edonn n\u00e9al gan gheal\u00e1n. Cheap m\u00e9 go mb\u2019fh\u00e9idir go mbeadh deis ar leith agam chun foghlama le linn na g\u00e9arch\u00e9ime at\u00e1 ar si\u00fal. Bh\u00ed an ceart agam go tr\u00e9an. Lig dom \u00e9 a sin a mh\u00edni\u00fa!<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.8; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;\">Ag an n\u00f3im\u00e9ad seo, fillfidh m\u00e9 ar ais go dt\u00ed na d\u00e1nta Haiku at\u00e1 scr\u00edofa agam ag t\u00fas an ailt. Is as Gaeilge a scr\u00edobh m\u00e9 iad agus ansin rinne m\u00e9 an t-aistri\u00fach\u00e1n go B\u00e9arla. Bh\u00ed m\u00e9 ag iarraidh taifead scr\u00edofa a dh\u00e9anamh ar c\u00e9ard a d\u2019fhoghlaim m\u00e9 agus m\u00e9 s\u00e1innithe sa bhaile le linn na g\u00e9arch\u00e9ime. Cheap m\u00e9 gurb \u00e9 an tsl\u00ed is fearr cur s\u00edos achomair a chumadh n\u00e1 tr\u00ed dh\u00e1nta. C\u00e9n s\u00f3rt d\u00e1nta? Haiku, dar nd\u00f3igh!\u00a0\u00a0Chinn m\u00e9 ar thr\u00ed chinn a scr\u00edobh, an ch\u00e9ad cheann ag baint leis an am at\u00e1 caite, an dara ag baint leis an am i l\u00e1thair, agus an tr\u00ed\u00fa ag baint leis an am at\u00e1 le teacht.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.8; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;\">Sa ch\u00e9ad Haiku, is \u00e9 at\u00e1 i gceist n\u00e1 c\u00e1ineadh g\u00e9ar ar \u00e1r st\u00edl beatha, st\u00edl ar thosaigh i nd\u00e1ir\u00edre in \u00c9irinn le fl\u00fairse na n\u00f3chaid\u00ed, nuair n\u00edor thuig gl\u00fain an T\u00edogair Cheiltigh an t\u00edos. Stad an st\u00edl sin le linn an ch\u00fal\u00fa eacnama\u00edochta a lean \u00e9, ach th\u00e1inig s\u00e9 ar ais go tr\u00e9an leis an t\u00e9arnamh geilleagrach a thosaigh sa bhliain 2012.\u00a0\u00a0N\u00ed maith an rud barra\u00edocht agus th\u00e1inig deireadh tobann leis, gan aon choinne. T\u00e1 impleacht sa tsl\u00ed ar scr\u00edobh m\u00e9 an Haiku seo, go mb\u2019fh\u00e9idir gur d\u00edoltas br\u00faidi\u00fail a bh\u00ed ann.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.8; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;\">Sa dara Haiku, t\u00e1imid faoi dhianghlas sa bhaile. Fi\u00fa d\u00e1 rachaimis amach, n\u00ed bheadh m\u00f3r\u00e1n le d\u00e9anamh againn, mar t\u00e1 beagnach gach rud d\u00fanta sa t\u00edr, ach amh\u00e1in seirbh\u00eds\u00ed riachtanacha. N\u00ed deirtear \u00e9 ach tuigeadh d\u00fainn gur deis iontach at\u00e1 ann, chun athbhreithni\u00fa a dh\u00e9anamh orainn f\u00e9in.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.8; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;\">Cuireann an tr\u00ed\u00fa Haiku treoir ar f\u00e1il d\u00fainn. T\u00e1 s\u00e9 soil\u00e9ir don chuid is m\u00f3 d\u00fainn anois nach bhfuil g\u00e1 a bheith ag scinneadh anonn is anall, agus muid caifeach leis an airgead, ag \u00fas\u00e1id acmhainn\u00ed luachmhara an domhain mh\u00f3ir, agus ag cur le truailli\u00fa na cruinne. Ach nach bhfuil s\u00e9 soil\u00e9ir d\u00fainn freisin, go h\u00e1irithe anois, go bhfuil rogha againn.\u00a0\u00a0Nach mbeadh s\u00e9 n\u00edos fearr d\u00fainn agus don phl\u00e1in\u00e9ad luas \u00e1r saol a mhoilli\u00fa agus sl\u00e1inte \u00e1r bpl\u00e1in\u00e9ad a chur san \u00e1ireamh ag an am c\u00e9anna? Gan dabht, bheimis n\u00edos s\u00e1sta agus in ann ceol a bhaint as an saol. 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Identity lost in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6850,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"text-align:center;margin-top:12pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.2;font-size:12pt\"><strong><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:24pt\"><\/span><\/strong><\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.2;font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.2;font-size:12pt\"><strong><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:14pt\"><\/span><\/strong><a id=\"OLE_LINK1\"><\/a><a 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style=\"text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.2;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.2;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.2;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt\">Reflections from the Nest<\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.2;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.2;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt\">Identity lost<\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.2;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt\">in rampant consumerism<\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.2;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt\">The pandemic hits<\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.2;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.2;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt\">Sitting in our homes <\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.2;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt\">The world is at a full stop <\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.2;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt\">A time to reflect <\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.2;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.2;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt\">Stop rushing about<\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.2;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt\">Making all heat and no light<\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.2;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt\">Appreciate life<\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.2;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.2;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.2;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.8;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt\">Is aoibhinn liom an fhoirm fhileata a thugtar Haiku uirthi!&nbsp;&nbsp;Thosaigh s\u00e9 sa tSeap\u00e1in ag deireadh an <\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.8;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt\">Seacht\u00fa haois d\u00e9ag.  Ba \u00e9 fear darb ainm Matsuo Basho a thosaigh \u00e9, agus lean m\u00f3rfhil\u00ed eile \u00e9, cos\u00fail le Kobayashi Issa, Masaoka Shiki, agus Yosa Buson.  Le himeacht ama, scaip Haiku ar fud an domhain.  N\u00edl aon easpa na foirme seo in \u00c9irinn, i mB\u00e9arla agus i nGaeilge araon.&nbsp;&nbsp;T\u00e1 s\u00e9 \u00e9asca go leor staid\u00e9ar na foirme a dh\u00e9anamh ar an idirl\u00edon, agus t\u00e1 f\u00edse\u00e1in iontacha d\u00e9anta ag Gabriel Rosenstock ar an \u00e1bhar.  I mo thuairim, Haijin (sin m\u00f3rfhile Haiku) is ea Gabriel, agus t\u00e1 go leor leor d\u00e1nta Haiku cumtha agus aistrithe aige, idir Ghaeilge agus Bh\u00e9arla.&nbsp;&nbsp;M\u00e1 t\u00e1 suim agat, g\u00fagl\u00e1il ar \u2018Gabriel Rosenstock\u2019 agus gheobhaidh t\u00fa tortha\u00ed suimi\u00fala ar ais.<\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.8;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt\">Ar aon n\u00f3s, agus m\u00e9 neadaithe sa bhaile ar feadh m\u00edosa n\u00f3 mar sin, thosaigh m\u00e9 ag dul i dtaith\u00ed ar an saol nua at\u00e1 agam ag an am \u00e9iginnte seo, nuair nach bhfuil a fhios againn cad at\u00e1 i nd\u00e1n d\u00fainn.&nbsp;&nbsp;D\u00fairt m\u00e9 liom f\u00e9in go bhfanfainn dearfach, mar n\u00ed bh\u00edonn n\u00e9al gan gheal\u00e1n.  Cheap m\u00e9 go mb\u2019fh\u00e9idir go mbeadh deis ar leith agam chun foghlama le linn na g\u00e9arch\u00e9ime at\u00e1 ar si\u00fal.  Bh\u00ed an ceart agam go tr\u00e9an.  Lig dom \u00e9 a sin a mh\u00edni\u00fa!<\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.8;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt\">Ag an n\u00f3im\u00e9ad seo, fillfidh m\u00e9 ar ais go dt\u00ed na d\u00e1nta Haiku at\u00e1 scr\u00edofa agam ag t\u00fas an ailt.  Is as Gaeilge a scr\u00edobh m\u00e9 iad agus ansin rinne m\u00e9 an t-aistri\u00fach\u00e1n go B\u00e9arla.  Bh\u00ed m\u00e9 ag iarraidh taifead scr\u00edofa a dh\u00e9anamh ar c\u00e9ard a d\u2019fhoghlaim m\u00e9 agus m\u00e9 s\u00e1innithe sa bhaile le linn na g\u00e9arch\u00e9ime.  Cheap m\u00e9 gurb \u00e9 an tsl\u00ed is fearr cur s\u00edos achomair a chumadh n\u00e1 tr\u00ed dh\u00e1nta.  C\u00e9n s\u00f3rt d\u00e1nta?  Haiku, dar nd\u00f3igh!&nbsp;&nbsp;Chinn m\u00e9 ar thr\u00ed chinn a scr\u00edobh, an ch\u00e9ad cheann ag baint leis an am at\u00e1 caite, an dara ag baint leis an am i l\u00e1thair, agus an tr\u00ed\u00fa ag baint leis an am at\u00e1 le teacht. <\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.8;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt\">Sa ch\u00e9ad Haiku, is \u00e9 at\u00e1 i gceist n\u00e1 c\u00e1ineadh g\u00e9ar ar \u00e1r st\u00edl beatha, st\u00edl ar thosaigh i nd\u00e1ir\u00edre in \u00c9irinn le fl\u00fairse na n\u00f3chaid\u00ed, nuair n\u00edor thuig gl\u00fain an T\u00edogair Cheiltigh an t\u00edos.  Stad an st\u00edl sin le linn an ch\u00fal\u00fa eacnama\u00edochta a lean \u00e9, ach th\u00e1inig s\u00e9 ar ais go tr\u00e9an leis an t\u00e9arnamh geilleagrach a thosaigh sa bhliain 2012.&nbsp;&nbsp;N\u00ed maith an rud barra\u00edocht agus th\u00e1inig deireadh tobann leis, gan aon choinne.  T\u00e1 impleacht sa tsl\u00ed ar scr\u00edobh m\u00e9 an Haiku seo, go mb\u2019fh\u00e9idir gur d\u00edoltas br\u00faidi\u00fail a bh\u00ed ann.<\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.8;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt\">Sa dara Haiku, t\u00e1imid faoi dhianghlas sa bhaile.  Fi\u00fa d\u00e1 rachaimis amach, n\u00ed bheadh m\u00f3r\u00e1n le d\u00e9anamh againn, mar t\u00e1 beagnach gach rud d\u00fanta sa t\u00edr, ach amh\u00e1in seirbh\u00eds\u00ed riachtanacha.  N\u00ed deirtear \u00e9 ach tuigeadh d\u00fainn gur deis iontach at\u00e1 ann, chun athbhreithni\u00fa a dh\u00e9anamh orainn f\u00e9in.<\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.8;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt\">Cuireann an tr\u00ed\u00fa Haiku treoir ar f\u00e1il d\u00fainn.  T\u00e1 s\u00e9 soil\u00e9ir don chuid is m\u00f3 d\u00fainn anois nach bhfuil g\u00e1 a bheith ag scinneadh anonn is anall, agus muid caifeach leis an airgead, ag \u00fas\u00e1id acmhainn\u00ed luachmhara an domhain mh\u00f3ir, agus ag cur le truailli\u00fa na cruinne.  Ach nach bhfuil s\u00e9 soil\u00e9ir d\u00fainn freisin, go h\u00e1irithe anois, go bhfuil rogha againn.&nbsp;&nbsp;Nach mbeadh s\u00e9 n\u00edos fearr d\u00fainn agus don phl\u00e1in\u00e9ad luas \u00e1r saol a mhoilli\u00fa agus sl\u00e1inte \u00e1r bpl\u00e1in\u00e9ad a chur san \u00e1ireamh ag an am c\u00e9anna?  Gan dabht, bheimis n\u00edos s\u00e1sta agus in ann ceol a bhaint as an saol.  Nach r\u00e9iteach \u00e9 sin a bhfuil bunt\u00e1iste ag gach taobh ann?&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.8;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform -->","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[37,45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-filiocht","category-pearsanta"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7894"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7894\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9554,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7894\/revisions\/9554"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}