Born in Belfast I grew up fast, ducking bullets and avoiding bombs. My major influences as a writer has been the personal experiences I have been through.
Leaving Belfast for Australia opened up new horizons for me as a writer and that still continues today after 30 years living in Australia. Writing about everyday things in life is a passionate lifestyle I am used to.
After a war a soldier sometimes has to cry as dreams of those memories waters in the eye.
It's very sad when this world of ours goes to war.
Peace is the thing that soldiers have fought and died for.
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The Tanka Structure
A short poem that uses syllables in it's structure similar to the Haiku.
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I can still see my mother squatting down by the fireplace ,
Putting some sticks over scrunched up newspaper .
She struck a match and lit the paper as smoke arose.
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