You were driving by the sea Poem by Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh

You were driving by the sea



You were driving by the sea
in the dream,
explaining your regret,
why you led us not into temptation.

And I remembered then
the biblical rain
that lashed your conscience
at the doorway of desire.

I woke with my feet
in a puddle of rainwater,
the church-bell
was counting my sorrows.

Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh
Tuesday, November 7, 2017
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