Eye of the fish

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EYE OF THE FISH is a bilingual photo-haiku sequence by Debiprasad Mukherjee, master photographer from West Bengal, India, and haiku master Gabriel Rosenstock from Ireland.

 

 

1

the eye of the fish
looks
through us

súil an éisc
féachann sí
trínn

2b

it knows
whence
we have come

is eol di
cad as
ar thánamar

3

it knows
where we
are going

is eol di
cá bhfuil
ár dtriall

4

it knows
our
fear

is eol di
ár
n-eagla

5

it knows
our
vision

is eol di
ár
n-aisling

6b

It knows tomorrow
is eol di an lá amárach

it knows yesterday
is eol di an lá inné

7

it knows
the day
that has not yet dawned

is eol di
an lá
nár tharla fós

8

the eye
of the fish
eye of the ocean

súil an éisc
súil an
aigéin

9b

the eye of the universe is the fish’s eye
súil na cruinne í súil an éisc

the eye of the fish is my eye
súil an éisc í mo shúilse

10

it is
your
eye

is í
do shúilse
í

11

eye
eye
eye of the fish

súil
súil
súil an éisc

12

open
your eye
open!

oscail
do shúil
oscail!

13

súil an éisc
súil iógaí
í

the eye of the fish
is the eye
of a yogi

14

i líontaibh Iondra
an uile ní
á iomlasc féin

all things
thresh about
in Indra’s net

Poetry: © Gabriel Rosenstock | Photographs: © Debiprasad Mukherjee

Published on: OPEN: Journal of Arts & Letters (O:JA&L). BUTTONHOOK PRESS. 2023 CHAPBOOK SERIES, OCT 2023 (USA)

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