by Orna Ross | Aug 19, 2018 | Poetry |
“‘Thou Shalt Not’ soon fades but ‘Once Upon A Time’ goes on forever.” ~ Philip Pullman. Morning, May in England, Ascot Priory wood. In a clearing by the pathway, a branch invites a bow. I lay my forehead on its bark, its skin on mine is cool with rain. These...
by Orna Ross | Aug 4, 2018 | Fiction |
I always have different projects at different stages of development. I'm currently at the earliest possible stage of the final part of my Irish trilogy, In The Hour. Here's all I know so far and I'll keep you posted as more unfolds. SETTING: Like the first two books...
by Orna Ross | Jul 31, 2018 | Poetry |
Like inspirational poetry? On the first day of each month, I release a new poem exclusively for my patrons on Patreon. This month's poem is called “Blood Ocean” and is set around a family table in a garden. It's about our human and earth ancestors who sit...
by Orna Ross | Jul 29, 2018 | Poetry |
Today's Sunday Inspirational Poetry is: Placenta Look to the tree, how it remembers the clay that once pressed, loam-loving, round its kernel through which it roamed out, a tender and unseeing shoot, groping towards the light of day and the airy, spangled light of...
by Orna Ross | Jul 22, 2018 | Poetry |
Today's Sunday Sample is a poem from a collection I'm putting together of bittersweet love poetry: Leaves I'll launch the collection next year, Valentine's Day. If you'd like me to write a poem for you, write telling me about a love in your life and I'll see if...