Fear Marbh
Off the coast of the Dingle Peninsula of Ireland
A man shaped rock island lies,
Inis Tuaisceart, the Northern Isle.
They call him Fear Marbh, the deadman.
How does a heart and soul of a man turn to stone?
He’s been in this same spot for as long as time
and man have been around to witness him.
A man who can’t see beyond his rocky bed,
cannot recognize emotions in himself or
others, he never changes, even when storms
pass by with waves that break over him.
He does not yield, he is deaf to all that
call just like when he was a human?
Is this why his unfeeling heart has
turned to stone?
If a spark of truth should penetrate
this rock, will warmth and compassion ignite?
How many waves have pounded his side?
The cries of humanity may some day leak
through as the world circles the sun
in our vast luminous universe.
Linda Ann Fraser
1/16/2026
Inis Tuaisceart (In-is Tōōsh-kart)
Fear Marbh (Fear Mar-ov)
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