the herring gull repeatedly lifts a crab

by Gabriel Rosenstock


Original Language Irish & English

Dar Óma
the herring gull
repeatedly lifts a crab
carries it aloft
and drops it
on rocks below
until it is satisfied
the shell is truly shattered

the meat devoured
not a scrap left behind

You take me ever higher
clawing air
I forget my fate
submitting to Your hunger

-- from Uttering Her Name, by Gabriel Rosenstock

<<Previous Poem | More Poems by Gabriel Rosenstock | Next Poem >>


View All Poems by Gabriel Rosenstock



Recommended Books: Gabriel Rosenstock

The Longing in Between: Sacred Poetry from Around the World (A Poetry Chaikhana Anthology) Haiku Enlightenment: New Expanded Edition Bliain an Bhandé - Year of the Goddess Uttering Her Name Where Light Begins: Haiku
More Books >>



the herring gull