Authorz: Aine Carroll

That smell, salt in the air. That warm fresh breeze that plays with my hair. I turn and lift my face to greet the sea.…

Empowered and emboldened oh how you have me unfolded like a petal on the skin oh how I let you in. Unbound and unwound you…

I am from Boar and Lion From Sword and Shield From Crest and Clan From Woman and Man I know who I am.

My Aunt Myrtle had a turtle With whom she liked to play. But the problem with poor turtle was that he was made of clay.…

You remind me of winter nights Cold snow crunching under foot. My breath fogging in the air. The cold crisp smell of pine. The feel…

Is it really so darn rude, When you garden in the nude. Does it drive the people crazy? When you try to weed the daisies.…

We met, once. We danced, once. We spoke, once. We laughed, once. We loved, once. We cried once it died.

You saying my name. The smell of rain. A fresh breeze. The sand in my toes. A bee washing its face. My first tomato plant.…