Net of hope

Varved organ shellsVeiled hues of sand creamCrying aqua ultramarine Bamboo wooding grassStrong wind bentEvery compass direction Veined hands knot on stakeA net of wool white cottonAgainst eclipsed darks My catchInvisibleHope © #AndreaCConnolly19.2.2021

The Words

The Words By Andrea Connolly   Where roots dream Unseen the fleeting sky   Where ripples in time Unfelt in concrete   Where joy came And went   Where pain was held Close or thrust peregrine   Where the membrane is fragile Between the worlds   This and the other That’s where the words come … More The Words

THE NUTSHELL TALES – Short Story Collection by Andrea Connolly

A Short Story Collection of vignettes and stories over time, out of time. After three poetry books, the LOGBOOK collection, and my HISTORICAL FICTION NOVEL “A QUEST FOR LONGITUDE” follows THE NUTSHELL TALES as a selection of little worlds seen in each nutshell. A wider point of view on ordinary and worldly things Bourne from … More THE NUTSHELL TALES – Short Story Collection by Andrea Connolly

Sea Lore

Moon Song . Sea of Seals Strand of Shells Song of Love . ©By Andrea Connolly Bloodmoon over Balbriggan Beach 30th of September 2015

The Drift

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

PRESSED

Kelter Winepress Ripened sweetness Filled with sun Plucked by hand Caressed in casks Ferment of generations Wild growth cultivated For noble drops Of dinner pleasure Yet, nothing is raised to the table That was not downtrodden Darkened encased In a sulphur cellar   For a trifle Flavouring for life   10th October 2014 ©By Andrea … More PRESSED