Wild & Improbable Tales – If I Bleed Sunshine

The shot rang out of nowhere. A deafening thunderclap of a sound which reverberated off the surrounding buildings and silenced the rest of the city. Slowly, people gathered around the sorry creature slumped in the street. A splash of buttercup yellow stained the road. A low murmuring reached the gathering crowd. A soft, whisper of [...]

Wild & Improbable Tales – Summer’s Languor

  A gentle breeze rustling through the grasses and the distant shushing of waves on the beach were the only things to disturb the perfect quiet. She meandered along the winding path down to the coast, trailing her fingers through the waving fronds that edged the sandy trail and closed her eyes, breathing deep the [...]

The Joy of A Moment

Yesterday, I walked in the spring sunshine with snow swirling round me on a wintry wind. I watched my spaniel companion try to catch snowflakes in her mouth and leap amongst the tussocks with sheer joy and abandon. I had taken my kindle with me because I was so engrossed in my current read (A [...]

Come Home To Rest

The Earth smoulders With the turning of the season And the clouds drift down To kiss the burning land. A veil of tears Lands softly on flaming leaves But even heaven’s weeping Cannot dull the Rioting palette Of autumn’s inferno. And when the most parts, Making way for the pale light Of winter’s promise, And [...]