Shell – Poetry of Seashores
This shell could never have lived on a beach, its skin like the inside of coconut, curls, only mimics the movement of rock-pool water.
Leaf – A Poem for New Year
Take a leaf, walk its lifelines with your fingers. Make its shape with your hands, its perfect oval an alternate world.
Mistletoe Kisses – Christmas Poem
You said it was parasitic, feeding off trees, mimicking snow, rolled by the elves into crystal balls, masking the cold resistance of berry fists.
Winter Life – Snow Poem
Angel cold, the wet-nosed rain became a crochet shower – star-shaped, bon-bon powdery, tentative, childlike, shy and soft.
Shiver – Storm Poem
The wind soothsays in the key of G, sighing, I match my tone to his. In our duet I hold out strong, harmonise . . .
Cat Shadow – Halloween Poem
A cat is a witch’s companion of choice. A cat is also a household pet. Both identities sit at ease within the animal’s elegant frame. Cats are hunters, game players and claw wielders, yet they crave the attention, warmth and sustenance that an owner can provide. Halloween is the perfect time to explore the complicated…
Paths – Poetry of Seasons
‘Paths’ is a poem about that crossover time between autumn and winter; for me, characterised by falling yellow leaves and the appearance of chestnuts underfoot. For the first 6 years of my life in Ireland, I lived beside one of the gates into Curraghmore Estate, (the historical house and grounds belonging to the Marquis of…
A Poem for National Poetry Day
The floral fade of a battered couch, background to the fiercest moment, when I was happy to feel your skin warm my skin.
Sequins – Poem
The poem, ‘Sequins’ aims to breathe life back into a time when I felt joy from my head to my toes. In my late teens and early twenties I loved buying a new dress for a night out. On one occasion, I purchased a dress totally covered in silver sequins. I looked like a human…