![]() ![]() “Neighbourhood Cats” reminded me of how our cats would have gone after birds if my mother had let them. The poem to which I can relate to the most is “Useful,” talking about how smiles can make helping others rewarding. I like how the author starts the collection with “Key Words,” a powerful poem emphasizing how three words can change a life. Some of the poems read like prose, and readers might be confused as to what they’re reading. I’m glad this book is divided into two sections: one containing poems and the other with stories. One of the recent reviews for my latest collection.Ībbie Taylor – Five stars – February 24, 2023 Spectators from afar can only look on powerlessly, grateful for the safety and peace they often take for granted. Fear that borders crossed only hold more danger. Faith lost in those who swore to protect. Men, women and children fleeing a future they have experienced before. Michael toiled in a copper mine, until the growing family settled on a farm near Hurontown, where they mixed the earth from the old country with the rich soil of the new. ![]() Surviving storms and disease aboard the crowded vessel, they made their way to Michigan. With their last few pounds, they bought passage on a ‘Coffin’ ship. Carrying their bundles and what food was left, they walked eighty miles through desolate lands to Cork. Michael placed a clod of barren earth in a pouch before joining Maggie, waiting with their meagre possessions by the side of the road. Image – The Colour of life by Geoffrey Cronin. Smorgasbord Poetry And Flash Fiction Escaping The Famime, Drought And Bear Witness.Sally Cronin – Smorgasbord Blog Magazine
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