staidéir i flóra
the language of flowers
there can be so stillness .
and when then does the stone turn to water?
walk on and on.
through and through.
the cow laughs at the waters edge.
How does the grass sing?
The crow narrates the ocean.
What time is it?
The rock laughs.
Herald the owls.
night potion, a parrot and a tea cup.
smashed vases and broken flowers.
he loves me. he loves me not
the forget me not dies.
There is no language which can be spoken to describe this feeling.
Labhras silíní Laurel, Cherry Prunus laurocerasus
Laíon na trá Sea Beet Beta vulgaris ssp. maritima
Leadán úcaire Teasel, Wild Dipsacus fullonum
Leadán úcaire beag Teasel, Small Dipsacus pilosus
Leaithín Avens, Mountain Dryas octopetala
Leith uisce Butterwort, Large-flowered Pinguicula grandiflora
Leith uisce beag Butterwort, Pale Pinguicula lusitanica
Leitís bhalla Lettuce, Wall Mycelis muralis
Lile Fhíonáin Lily, Kerry Simethis mattiazzii
Líon beag Flax, Pale Linum bienne
Lochall Brooklime Veronica beccabunga
Luachair dhearg Flowering-rush Butomus umbellatus
Luibh bhléine Aster, Sea Aster tripolium
Luibh na bhfear gonta Bedstraw, Heath Galium saxatile
Luibh na seacht ngábh Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Lus an bhainne Milkwort, Common Polygala vulgaris
Lus an bhalla Wallflower Erysimum cheiri
Lus an dá phingin Creeping-jenny Lysimachia nummularia
Lus an easpaig Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Lus an Ghaill Sea-purslane Atriplex portulacoides
Lus an ghiolla Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica
Lus an óir Mustard, Hedge Sisymbrium officinale
Lus an sparáin Shepherd’s-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Lus an treacha Speedwell, Thyme-leaved Veronica serpyllifolia
Lus an tsagairt Cow-wheat, Common Melampyrum pratense
Lus an tsailte Sea-milkwort Glaux maritima
Lus an uille Burnet, Salad Sanguisorba minor
Lus Bealtaine Mayweed Sea Tripleurospermum maritimum
Lus beatha Betony Betonica officinalis
Lus braonach Dropwort Filipendula vulgaris
Lus buí Bealtaine Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Lus buí na ndreancaidí Fleabane, Common Pulicaria dysenterica
Lus Cholm Cille Pimpernel, Yellow Lysimachia nemorum
Lus corráin Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica
Lus cré Speedwell, Heath Veronica officinalis
Lus cré balla Speedwell, Wall Veronica arvensis
Lus cre coille Speedwell, Wood Veronica montana
Lus cré corraigh Speedwell, Marsh Veronica scutellata
Lus cré eidhneach Speedwell, Ivy-leaved Veronica hederifolia
Lus cré garraí Field-speedwell, Common Veronica persica
Lus cré léana Field-speedwell, Green Veronica agrestis
Lus cré réileán Speedwell, Slender Veronica filiformis
Lus cré talún Speedwell, Germander Veronica chamaedrys
Lus croí Pansy, Field Viola arvensis
Lus cúran min Hawk’s-beard, Smooth Crepis capillaris
Lus deartán Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Lus garbh na ndreancaidí Fleabane, Bilbao Conyza floribunda
Lus gloine buan Glasswort, Perennial Sarcocornia perennis
Lus gorm na ndreancaidí Fleabane, Blue Erigeron acer
Lus liath aille Sea-lavender, Rock Limonium binervosum
Lus liath na Boirne Sea-lavender, Western Limonium recurvum ssp. pseudotranswallianum
Lus liath na mara Sea-lavender, Lax-flowered Limonium humile
Lus mhic rí Thyme, Basil Clinopodium acinos
Lus míonla buí Forget-me-not, Changing Myosotis discolor
Lus míonla goirt Forget-me-not, Field Myosotis arvensis
Lus moileas Woodruff Galium odoratum
Lus mór Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Lus na bhfaithní Spurge, Sun Euphorbia helioscopia
Lus na gaoithe Anemone, Wood Anemone nemorosa
Lus na gealaí Honesty Lunaria annua
Lus na gloine Glassworts Salicornia agg.
Lus na haincise Squinancywort Asperula cynanchica
Lus na hiothlann Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Lus na holla Pirri-pirri-bur Acaena novae-zelandiae
Lus na Maighdine Muire St John’s-wort, Perforate Hypericum perforatum
Lus na mban sí Flax, Fairy Linum catharticum
Lus na meall Muire Mallow Common Malva sylvestris
Lus na móinte Bog-rosemary Andromeda polifolia
Lus na ndeor Mind-your-own-business Soleirolia soleirolii
Lus na pingine Pennywort Marsh Hydrocotyle vulgaris
Lus na pléisce Balsam, Indian Impatiens glandulifera
Lus na seilge Spleenwort, Maidenhair Asplenium trichomanes
Lus na teanga Adder’s Tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum
Lus na tine Willowherb, Rosebay Chamerion angustifolium
Lus na Tríonóide Willowherb, Great Epilobium hirsutum
Lus nathrach Viper’s-bugloss Echium vulgare
Lus síoda Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi
Lus súgach Asparagus, Wild Asparagus prostratus
Lus taghla Orchid, Fragrant Gymnadenia conopsea
Lus taghla na móna Orchid, Heath Fragrant Gymnadenia borealis
Lusrán grándubh Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Dont carry all the rocks in your pockets.
The fish eats a waves and spits it out.
the rain comes
the mist alludes some secrecy
the cows walk on.
the scene is left cold.
and oh and oh.
he sings as we walk .
the stick, the horse, the carrot.
lament lament
the summer waves.
How the ferns will turn gold to rot.
How the thistle will loose its thorns.
The language is fading with the sun.
lay your head down
the girl lays
perhaps the rain will wash her away.
dont fight time
it will win
and there is no prize.
taiscéalaíocht na Boirne. October 2014.
Le bhuíochas sin do Deirdre, Aonghus, and Seamus
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