Short Stories and Poems

By Mary Patricia King

Since a young age, writing has been a passion of mine, evident in the collection of stories and poems I have composed over the years, penned at various times and places. The desire to express myself through written words has been a constant thread running through my life, guiding me to put pen to paper whenever inspiration strikes. These pieces,

• Language: English
• Publisher: Mary Patricia King
• Release date: Mar 13, 2023
• ISBN: 9781802279382

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Short Stories and Poems

Short Stories and Poems

Mary Patricia King

Copyright © 2023 by Mary Patricia King

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any manner without written permission of the copyright owner except for the use of quotations in a book review.

ISBNs

978-1-80227-937-5 – Paperback

978-1-80227-939-9 – Hardback

978-1-80227-938-2 – eBook

Dedicated to Sean McDonagh

1st March 1967–1st September 2022

Contents

Big John

What Goes Around Comes Around

A Brief Encounter on a Sunday Morning

Locked In

To The Mountain and Lakes of Killarney

Ronnie’s Cat

The Angel of Taba

Trouble and Strife

The Birthday

Homework

The Good Kangaroo

Lucky

The Homecoming

Big John

I am Big John… at least I was until recently. I am now called Cecil. I ask you, what kind of a name is that for a cat like me – big, handsome beauty, fearless and free? When I was a kitten, I was with my lady who wore the slippers with some of her toes showing. She had those slippers for a long time. She fed me well and we had lovely times together, but one day she left and didn’t come back. I was lying in the sun and on my own, so I left and lived in the woods near the house. I grew up fast there. I encountered all