The Heart-Star The fields were gilded Under a vermeil moon And the stars hung In quiet night time reverie The road was a black line With...

The Bees n Trees Tree days, and dappled shade A light that plays in happy shadows Across bee-filled meadows, The air heavy with...

Cornish Caves The warmth of the sun Teasing the aroma of freshly Mown garden lawns from the Timeless whitewashed weather worn cottages. A...

The Passing of Summer Fresh cut grass, Scented sweet peas. Ice creams in a cone, Picnics in the breeze. Tomatoes ripening In a...

Emerald Smoke Sligo’s summer sun Sets long into the west, bound For Cape Cod, Boston, New York. And those memories days, Imbued with the...

The Boy Who Dreamed The boy who dreamed of mountains, To stand on snowy summits high To touch the gathered clouds and gently stroke the...

The Pier, The Gulls and The Penny Falls It was a summer of warmth and sadness, Where the sun beat in cloudless skies. While the wind...

She Was Ma’ Nana L-R Me, Nana, my brother Stuart She was ma' Nana. Bessie. Blessed with the warmest heart. Kindness she poured into every...

Memories of a 10 Year Old Boy I'm 10 years old, breathing in the harbour. A mix of sea salted air, diesel and body odour. A crush in the...

United Today I did something unthinkable, Though to be honest I'm not ashamed. Today I became a United supporter, For reasons which I...

Let The Acorns Grow (For Acorns Children's Hospice) And when all our hopes were dashed And no comfort could be found, The earth once more...

Letters to No One When was the last time you wrote a letter? Handwritten, on paper, with pen and ink? Signed it, with your moniker and a...

When When you capture their passion You capture their hearts. When you release their creativity You release their spirit . When you...

Casting An old wooden jetty Where a boy once sat Casting rod and line To doubtful fish that surfaced To watch the boy in wasteful hours...

Beach Days Beach days And searing rays Under a sky that smiles On golden miles Of sand and shore And lazy sunbathers That craved more...

Hope's Smile And when a child smiles In the face of abject fear The world still has hope #hope #fear #future #children

A Shell of a Boy Hide the boy. Hide among the rockpools And seaweed tangles, That shell of a boy, In sea solitude. A lonely figure,...

Child's Play The innocence of the child at play Born into love, no thought of hate Discovering each day the wonder of life Whether...

I went to a boarding school in the late 70's and 80's A school of 500 boys, all of whom had fathers or mothers who were serving or had...