Three for One! | Excerpt Week

callummclaughlin:

It’s excerpt week again over at The Write Stuff, where writers are encouraged to share snippets of their work and readers can hopefully find their next read. It’s a great community for book lovers and definitely worth heading over for a look.

Originally posted on The Write Stuff:

The cover art for my three books.

With some friendly nudging from Marcia I’m finally getting round to adding my voice to another great excerpt week. I have three works available – two novels and a poetry collection – and thought I’d share a quick snippet from each.

Let’s start with a poem from Seeking Solace, entitled Goodbye.

Goodbye Mr Tiger,

your eyes they burned so bright.

I’ll think of all their golden charm

when I close my own at night.

Goodbye Mr Elephant,

so mighty, the ground it shook.

I’ll keep alive your memory

when I read my storybook.

Goodbye Mr Leopard,

so stealthy and so shy.

I wish it didn’t end this way,

I wish you did not die.

Goodbye Mother Nature,

so generous, so pure.

I don’t blame you for leaving us,

we’re sick and there’s no cure.

Goodbye fellow human,

I guess I’ll be alone.
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