No Place like Home
The sea had been hard on him that day, the swell rising grey and indifferent under a sky that gave nothing away. But as the boat turned for home now the choppy water settled by de...
A Connemara Pastoral
I. Dawn
The green door opened before the sun had fully committed itself to the day, and Moss was through it in the same breath, as though the door and the dog were parts of a...
Sharing Grief
The fire in the front room burned hot and steady, throwing its colour halfway across the worn pattern of the rug before the cold reasserted itself near the window. Snow had been fallin...
The Weight of New Beginning
The puppy was almost asleep. This was her first night in a new house. She was stressed because she had left her mum and the familiar environment she used to know before t...
A tribute to Jasmine
Swift and agile, black and white,
A herding instinct burning bright.
Eyes intense with focused gaze,
Through fields and hills, the collie plays.
Intelligent beyond compare,
With boundless energy to spare.
Loyal friend and working mate,
The border collie, simply great...
Forever loyal
In the heart of a loyal friend, so true,
Lies a tale of love, in shades of blue.
A dog's fidelity, unwavering and strong,
In their eyes, a bond that can't go wrong.
Through the...