When at last it comes, it comes in silence; 45
Whenever a goose was killed, 54
When we love we love to touch the beloved. 42
With waves the ocean soothes the dark stillness of the shore. 47
Words may know the way to reach the dark 52
Acknowledgement
The author wishes to acknowledge the following publications in which earlier versions of some of these poems appeared:
About the Author
JOHN O’DONOHUE, a Catholic scholar, lives in Ireland and conducts workshops widely in Europe and the United States. He has published one previous volume of poetry,
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Anam Ċara
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* The bean sí is the death messenger in the Irish folk tradition.
* Meister Eckhart
* The clefts in limestone pavement
* May the departed and their dreams ever dwell
In the kind and faithful shelter of the Trinity.
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