Ocean’s Song
Epigraph
To Foragers whose breath has lost its strength
Wisdom’s economy counsels all things:
Kelp takes counsel from the ocean,
the ocean takes counsel from the wind and moon,
the moon and wind take counsel from the Sùil An Latha,
and Sùil An Latha takes counsel from Righ nan Dùl.
Foragers lay claim to great wisdom,
in all things be wisdom-hearted,
no longer braid rope with sand!
Voyage with Righ nan Dùl, an Mac Dhè,
He who is to us wisdom from Dhè renews
by eternal love each voyager's breath.
From 'Edge of the Sea' © Craig A Roberts, 2025
Scots Gaelic Terms
Dhè: God
Ìosa Crìost: Jesus Christ
Righ nan Dùl: Lord of the Universe
an Mac Dhè: The Son of God
Sùil An Latha: Eye of the Day - poetic name of the sun.
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