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Poetry Day Ireland 2025: Lá Bealtaine le Diarmuid Johnson

Poet Diarmuid Johnson
Poet Diarmuid Johnson

As part of Poetry Day Ireland 2025, twelve poems have been selected following a national call out to respond to this year's theme, May Day - read Lá Bealtaine le Diarmuid Johnson below.


Lá Bealtaine

Lá Bealtaine ab fhearr liom éag

An ghorluisne a bheith gan fuarú ar mo ghrua

An chéad drúcht gan triomú faoi mo dhá throith

Ceol na mochfhuiseoige gan críonadh ar an aer.

Lá Bealtaine ab fhearr liom éag

An seanfhuacht gan éitheach a bheith i mbroinn an ghormsháile fós

An duilliúr a bheith ag floscphléacadh go hóg

An samhradh a bheith ina ráithe romham go deo.

Faoi chéiteamhain ón ab fhearr liom éag

Ach éag go féiltiúil, a dhuine,

Go fras agus go féiltiúil.

Poetry Day Ireland 2025 will take place on Thursday, 1st May - find out more here.

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