Glassilaun Beach on 5th of July 2016 by Andrea Connolly
July 17, 2016
Ocean calling Once more Oncoming crests Or dip diving delight Oration of love ©By Andrea Connolly
Category: heart place
May Queen
May 20, 2016
May Queen 19th May 2016 Oat bran sprinkled on pebbles Quagmired thoughts sink in Of lost earthen ware & time Sage starts blooming in the wind The bird house waits aground Blue-tits cling to wires & walls Stray seeds in Alice blue Where ringdoves roam Spread gently behind the sleepers … More May Queen
A Journey
April 11, 2016
. THE JOURNEY . For Amna Kiran at the Opening of her Exhibition “Self-Reflection” On 8th of April 2016, Solas Gallery Ballinamore . The eyes see illuminated manuscripts The artist reflects on her own story Her skills born in the East Grown from ancestral strands in Lahore Birds took you West of Pakistan On wings of … More A Journey
Amaryllis
March 9, 2016
Five years it took For the amaryllis To bloom again Hope sprang From patience You know My value She smiles In blush attire . By Andrea Connolly March 2016
Brigid, February 1st
February 1, 2016
Brigid 1st of February 2016 Her wingspan shrouded in mystery The small tortoiseshell rubicund Ebony and golden forewings Tangerine surged from chrysalis A ring of blue, her spell, her veil Little hands fold hollow reeds The magical childhood craft Interwoven square with beams A Eurasian butterfly with four wings She … More Brigid, February 1st
In the Midst of Winter
January 21, 2016
In the Midst of Winter Excerpt from the manuscript of THE NUT SHELL TALES Short Stories by Andrea Connolly From the frame of a cosy room she looked out at the greens that were swallowed by the low winter sun. This place was once a sanctuary of childhood dreams. Opposite the shelves of … More In the Midst of Winter
Meeting of the Years
January 4, 2016
. The beginning and the end Meet at the expanse Mirror images in feather blue It ends and starts wool white Seafoam gusts toss souls Body and mind unite for once Connect in wishes of crimson Cotton yearning for oranges . 30th of December 2015/ 4th of January 2016 – ©by Andrea Connolly
Tints of Christmastide
December 23, 2015
Illumination by Andrea Connolly, 21st/22nd/23rd December 2015 . A rain stained arch Romanesque leaded glass Ivory vaulted cathedral . Filtered hues of light Roses tinted in oceans Iris & viridian sparks . Hover mid air golden The bread of angels As of old foretold . In life´s manuscript The mystery unfolds . In midst dark … More Tints of Christmastide
Advent Poem: Illuminate!
December 11, 2015
The winter night´s bloom Projects a promise of light Into the darkest vault . She comes on the moon The stars at her feet Refracted in buds . He is the sun in snow A child playing With rainbows . We receive with open hands The gift of wonder wool To illuminate our hearts . The … More Advent Poem: Illuminate!
Tale of a Lady
November 23, 2015
From the dark She swirls Into view She is the Lady Of ethereal realms Telling the tale Of shadows Transient Illuminated Sfumato . 23rd Nov 2015 ©by Andrea Connolly, watercolour and words
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