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The Quitting Game
“Winners never quit and quitters never win,” has always been my motto. I was no quitter, I was persistent. At nineteen with legs up to my armpits and assets other…
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It’s a Dog’s Life
Lucy lived a mile outside town, in an old two-bedroom cottage, twenty minutes’ drive from work and fifteen minutes’ walk from the town. She moved in with her scruffy terrier…
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Ode to my mother.
I see her now Smiling up at me On the beach in Salthill Wide eyed and staring Don’t swim out too far She says wisely Always swim towards the shore…
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Olympus Mons
Tempest clouds atop Olympus Mons Dust devils spin by the bottom Temperature is holding Extravagant, the call of the wild In my journey this strange autumn. Doused in optimism Application…
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An Amazing Hero
During the Second World War, an Irish priest saved the lives of 6,500 prisoners. His headquarters was inside the German College next to St Peter’s Basilica in Rome. Monsignor Hugh…
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New Year Resolutions
New Year resolutions last about as long as a wet day Every January 1, we wake up, bleary-eyed and clutching cups of tea strong enough to stand a spoon in,…
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A grand stretch
in the evening.
There's a grand stretch in the evening. The trees sway in summer breeze. A queen bee is surveying the honey crop Nearby children chalk out some fun. The adults cooking…
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No Words
Between my finger and my thumb, the squat pen rests; snug as a gun, but no words will come. I want to shoot the ink on to the blank page:…
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Seduction
It’s in the ark of my brow in the flick of my hair it's in a smoldering look approach if you dare it’s in the moment we meet and the…
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The Last Letter You Sent
Your words were heaven sent When they came Illuminating my world Like sunshine after rain Eloquently penned yet With a wealth of love inside I heard the music in your…
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