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Mo Ghrá-sa (idir lúibíní) (My Love (in brackets)) is a satirical and humourous Irish poem by Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill. The poem is a prescriped text on the Leaving Certificate for both Higher and Ordinary Level Irish.

Summary
The text of this poem is that of a woman speaking about her husband and her unconditional love for him. Athough she recognises he is just an ordinary man she loves him all the same, as he does her.

Use of brackets
The brackets are important in this poem as the poet shows the readers that she is joking when she talks about the ugly traits of her husband. She uses the brackets when the subject is discussed in a playful way.

Metrics
The meter of the poem is free verse. There is no rhyme or syllable in this poem.

There are a few final rhyme examples. In the first verse Ní Dhomhnaill uses the words arneí and daisies and in the second verse she writes "iad a shúile/ (táid róchóngarach dá chéile)" where shúile and chéile are a rhyming couplet.