Poetry Friday: Oidhche Shamhna (Halloween Night)

Did you know? Snèap (turnips) were the first Jack O' Lanterns.

Tuesday in Scottish Gaelic class, I found some Halloween phrases and worked to create a "found" poem with them.

Oidhche Shamhna
by Jone Rush MacCulloch

a' ghealach os cionn
fuaim na gaoithe
bidh taibhsean agus uilebheistean ann
ruith
air slighe lanntairean snèap
Oidhche Shamhna


Halloween Night
by Jone Rush MacCulloch

the moon above
the sound of the wind
ghosts and monsters are
running
on the turnip latern path
Halloween Night

If you ever want to know what ELL (English Language Learners) go through, I suggest learning a new language. I decided to record my poem. Halting, unsure, hesitant but I did it. You can find it here: https://youtu.be/eoxf6n8-pNo. Enjoy.

Head on over to Linda at TeacherDance who is hosting our Halloween Eve Poetry Friday posts.
​Linda has a prose poem and another, "Sill Halloween". Enjoy.

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