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
Category: poets
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
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!
Seagreen Sea Turtle
November 3, 2015
Green Sea Turtle Seamed By ripples A veil on her shell Strands fringed . 3rd November 2015 ©By Andrea Connolly
Sea Lore
October 5, 2015
Moon Song . Sea of Seals Strand of Shells Song of Love . ©By Andrea Connolly Bloodmoon over Balbriggan Beach 30th of September 2015
The Drift
September 18, 2015
The Drift Wood in the sand Wind in my hair I shift The focus The tide Tugs at my feet . #WrittenRiver 16th September 2015©Copyright by Andrea Connolly
Fragile
August 10, 2015
Fragile As old German china Embosomed ornamental bleached From years of neglect . Fragrant An offering open-faced Rhapsody in Blue Tinted purple reflection . Fleeting The moments of scent Sweet surrender Only polished wood persists . 10th of August 2015 ©by Andrea Connolly
Creative Writing Ink Prompt July 30th
July 30, 2015
Leaving Hades . . Your dreams spill out Of Pandora´s box In the dark . Where nobody sees While you sleep They creep inside . Strands of hair On your tearless face Crystals transformed to wisps of light . Look back and you freeze they say You take no heed The Medusa of light may … More Creative Writing Ink Prompt July 30th
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