Ireland · Life · Love · Uncategorized

Can’t take my eyes off you

He asked me at the airport, ‘and what, prey tell, brings you here to Ireland, what is the nature of your visit exactly?’ ‘A death in the family’, I lied. ‘Oh, I’m terribly sorry for your loss, terribly sorry. Go on ahead then’. What? What made me say that? She isn’t dead! How could I…… Continue reading Can’t take my eyes off you

Ireland · Life · Love · Travel · Uncategorized

My darling girl, you are gone but not forgotten

I see you from across the lounge, but yet, I know, it cannot be you. Your face is a little rounder, your eyes brighter, but still I stare. You don’t recognise me, but I’ve seen your face before. Last time, you looked different, gaunt, tired and desolate. I could not forget your eyes. But I…… Continue reading My darling girl, you are gone but not forgotten