Crann na beatha Stories and Poetry Newsletter

Cead Míle FáilteWelcome to Crann na beatha Short Stories and Poetry for Jan. 5th, 2024Your Irish scéalaí is back to your digital village again this week. Come in, sit down for a wee bit so I can read a couple of stories and poems for you once again.I have five poems and two short stories for you this week. The poems and one story are about nature are and I have Robert G. Longpré’s sixth chapter from his new book, Sanctuary.I am working extra hard this week with other obligations so my podcasts and newsletters are being posted after normal working hours. Next weekend, I have family visiting so this newsletter may be a bit slow getting posted. I will record the show the day before they arrive and schedule the upload for next Friday. I will try to do the same for the newsletters. Things will get back to normal after next week, I hope.I am still doing just an audio show for this podast as I don’t think I have what it takes to be a lively story reader just yet. Maybe someday. I think I would probably need some minor acting lessons first and I don’t see that in my future.Now let me share these wonderful poems and stories with you here.The Wind is My FriendAnd invites me into his dreamsMariana BusarovaFlight of the Fatherless: A Blue Jay’s Tale of Loss and HopeA Blue Jay’s Odyssey of Grief and GraceEthan GomezFrost’s Cryptic AirFree VerseLark MorriganSanctuary — A Trip Back Home For KariChapter 6 — Solving a connection problem for Anne and her mother.Robert G. LongpréAll That Falls to the GroundBrenna B.The Poem “Nature Soul” (with the reference to Mavka)The Heart of the NatureProse PulseWhere I’m FromA poemJojo TeckinaThat is all I have this week. Somewhat short but I hope worthy of everyone’s attention. Please read these really great stories and poems and let the author’s know how much you like them. I know I do.SláinteGo raibh maith agat. Thank you for joining me today. I hope you enjoyed it. I try to offer everyone a variety of stories and poetry each week . Maybe something might touch your heart a little.Please return again next week for another episode of Crann na Beatha Stories and Poetry.This once a week podcast is available to listen to in nearly every podcast platform out there, including YouTube.Share this podcast with your friends and relations, the more the merrier. Search for Crann na beatha Stories and Poetry in your favorite podcast app.Podcast subscriptions are still free but I do have a donations tab on the rss.com webpage, and on my website at www.crann-na-beatha.com. I appreciate any support for my efforts to bring these stories and poems to you.I hope I have achieved my goal in helping you feel like we’ve been sitting under the Tree of Life together. As a Seanchaí, I want to continue to delight you with a story or a poem that may bring you a smile or make you think a little after we part for the day.As I say good bye this week, I wish to leave you with this Irish blessing as you go about your day. “Bless you and yours, as well as the cottage you live in. May the roof overhead be well thatched, and those inside be well matched.” Slán go fóill — which means goodbye for now in Irish.T. Ó Domhnaill — Gaelic SeanchaíThank you for reading Crann na beatha. This post is public so feel free to share it.Crann na beatha is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit todomhnaill.substack.com/subscribe