Tag: life

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

Red Roller Skates

January 9, 2016

http://creativewriting.ie/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/skating-anyone-by-ryan-mcguire-via-im-free-copy.jpg Red Roller Skates The alley of cottonwoods rustled in the summer breeze as the gang of boys from her school gathered at the junction. A ramp marked the private lane to the door factory and estate. Grey smoke billowed from pallid brick chimneys. She looked up between the two rows of giant trees, their … More Red Roller Skates

Fata Morgana

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

Tree Lore

June 8, 2015

Tall she stands In a forest of locals Apart and yet a part . A palatinate pine Amongst north-western foliage I am, lightbound . You touch my feathers . . 8th June 2015 ©by Andrea Connolly

Soul

December 1, 2014

Soul Quest The wave´s soul quests To be, to tip upwards Towards the crest Of reflection An inverted illumination Defying the dark And yet Before the cave called night There is a rainbow spectre We live of yearning In silence We blossom 3rd / 10th November 2014 ©By Andrea Connolly

PRESSED

October 10, 2014

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