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Easter Parade

April 3, 2015 by Frances Macaulay Forde

Whether you wear your favorite Easter bonnet, take part in a parade, travel to some exotic place or simply stay home and share this long weekend with family and friends, stay safe.

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Size doesn’t matter…

April 3, 2015 by Frances Macaulay Forde

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Dreaming of toys

April 2, 2015 by Frances Macaulay Forde

Just read about this deal between Michael Bay (of ‘Transformers’ fame) 451 Media Group and (Chinese Media/Toy manufacturers) Alpha Animation, in ‘Variety’.

Does it mean my dream is possible; one day my ‘Mr Panda Lives Next Door’ Books/TV Series, could be taken to dizzying heights and merchandised?

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Wisdom Wednesdays – Keep Digging

April 2, 2015 by Frances Macaulay Forde

Hear – Hear!

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Begorrathon2015: Rush Hour Waltz

March 31, 2015 by Frances Macaulay Forde

“The Magic Roundabout”

Rush Hour Waltz

Blackbirds wheel

In evening skies

above Kindale’s

signalized

roundabout,

mimicking

warmed metal

motors idling

in similar circles

below.

Are they

as confused

about how

to get home

as we are?

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Begorathon2015: War Poem

March 30, 2015 by Frances Macaulay Forde

Baghdad Ballet

(March, 2003)

A young boy sits, on his mother’s shoulders,

smile-excited in the sunshine, taking part in a parade.

He proudly thrusts the finger-sign of peace.

Nice to see in an Iraqi child – family

bombardered by ‘Shock and Awe’ the night before,

forgiving.

But the visual is blitzed as it flashes onscreen,

by the plastic Sten gun held aloft,

background-brandished in the child’s other hand.

Do you think the young lad plays

in secret tunnels, knows where to hide,

where doubles walk to keep the myth alive,

the magic tricks to keep awake illusions

of a still-controlled-city.

Streetlights burn in defiance of invaders largesse.

Traffic moves through the night

while bright glows explode in distant thunder

and shower shrapnel as

we sit on green comfy sofas,

presumed warm and safe inside,

miles away watching the performance

on TV young Liam wears red and white,

holds his defiant hurly high – a warrior

enjoying the sunshine day parade

– a protest for peace in Shannon.

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Begorrathon: Vaccuming

March 29, 2015 by Frances Macaulay Forde

St Mary’s Road, Midleton, Cork. 2003

Vaccuming

With every pull toward your body

you expect obedience.

Expect each tiny micron of dirt

to be sucked up and away.

Look at the attention you give stairs…

How do I become like stairs?

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Clare Road Repairs

March 27, 2015 by Frances Macaulay Forde

Clare road repairs

On a hill, Celtic crosses and angels wings

gather. We approve the view, weed and go.

Suddenly, unattended in a quiet Irish lane,

Temporary traffic lights blink red.

Surrounded by green fields, we’re forced

to queue like country others, and reflect.

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Meet Sarah Garnett from The Footpath Library

March 26, 2015 by Frances Macaulay Forde

Wonderful work!

WordMothers - for women writers & women’s writing

Interview by Nicole Melanson ~

Sarah Garnett is Founder and Managing Director of The Footpath Library, a truly unique library that gives away books to homeless people in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth. The Footpath Library gives away 2500 books a month via mobile services and libraries it installs and stocks in homeless shelters and refuges.

Sarah is an Australia Day Ambassador, a 2013 NSW Australian of the Year Local Hero finalist, and a recipient of the 2013 Courage to Care Local Hero Award. She was also the subject of an episode of Channel 9’s program Random Acts of Kindness. Prior to her role as MD of The Footpath Library, Sarah had a successful career as a corporate communications and documentary producer.

The Footpath Library

Facebook: /TheFootpathLibrary

Twitter: @footpathlib

HOW DID YOU GET STARTED?

I was a video producer for 20 years before a chance meeting took me in another…

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