At the start of 2021, following the announcement of a further period of Level 5 restrictions during which people were asked to stay within 5km of home. Fighting Words invited writers aged 12 and older to unlock their five senses and to explore the world within their 5km.
They were asked to send us a photo of a scene or object within their 5km boundary that inspired them and to write its story in five sentences, five verses or five paragraphs. We called it The 5x5 Project – Five Is No Limit. All the submissions – more than 320 in all – can be viewed in an online anthology on www.fightingwords.ie.
An Coileach Cluck Norris
Roimh éirí na gréine
Tosaíonn an ceol
Coc a dúdal -dú
Tá an coileach ag glaoch
Is iontach an clog é
Ag dúiseacht an tí
Na cearca ag grágaíl
Istigh lena thaobh
Tá sé mar gharda
Istigh i gcró na gcearc
Nuair a shíneann sé a fhéin amach
Tosaíonn sé ag glaoch
Tá sé chomh gleoite
Nuair a bhíonn sé ag glaoch
Lena chaipín deas dearg
Is na cleití ildaite san aer
Is é an ceol céanna a bhíonn aige
Nuair a bhíonn sé ag glaoch
Ní chloiseann tú aige
Ach coc a dúdal-dú.
