MESSIAEN
It is the empty air
that knits fragments of birdcall.
Light breaks in divine discord
while the wise ear sleeps
then wakes to the pinhead
of a bird's happiness.
Bionote
Ted Mc Carthy lives and teaches in Clones, Ireland. His work has appeared in magazines in Ireland, UK, USA, Canada Austraia and Germany. He has had two collections published,'November Wedding', and 'Beverly Downs'. He is currently working on a third collection, as well as a series of translations.