Bryan D. Cook
Kilglass Lough
A faded polaroid beckons me back to the Emerald Isle.
My leaky wooden skiff glides past spring meadows lush with Irish green; a leisurely troll for pike with the fishing rod propped on the gunwale. Midday and the sun’s too high for the bite … time for a siesta. I shelve the oars and let a gentle breeze waft me to the shallows. Lulled by a nip of the water of life, I doze to the whisper of reeds growing.
Sixty years on and I’m still finding spiritual peace in Nature.
wisping from the thatch
peat smoke
and a gaeilge lullaby
About the Author
After retiring from science management, Bryan D. Cook waded into genealogy, fine woodworking, fishing, gardening, writing Japanese-style poetry, authoring biographies of Canadians, and researching monographs on Ottawa’s regional history. In 2019, he won the Genjuan Haibun international competition. He is frequently published in respected journals and has authored two books, Haibun Chowder and Haibun Crossroads, the latter incorporating split sequences.