Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – Podcast #Poetry #Flash Fiction – Kinship and The Close Match

Some more poetry and flash fiction from one of my collections.

 

Sally Cronin – Smorgasbord Blog Magazine · Smorgasbord Poetry And Flash Fiction Kinship

 

Kinship

bonds
we form
with others
of our own blood
or unrelated
forged in the fires of life
create a circle of steel
sanctuary formed in kinship
there may not always be harmony
but the ties of love cannot be broken.

The Close Match

Isobel held her mother’s hand tightly as the door to the café opened, and a man walked in and looked around. It had been an emotional few weeks since the DNA close match had been found on the genealogy database. Her mother, abandoned as a toddler on the doorstep of an orphanage, had no memories of her family, long giving up hope of finding them. The man looked over to their table and her mother gasped as she saw his shock of red hair and green eyes. His face lit up and smiling he hurried towards them, twins reunited.
©Sally Cronin 2023

One of the recent  reviews for my latest collection.

Jane Sturgeon: March 17th 2023 – Feel a Writer’s Love

Another lovely collection of poems and stories from this gifted writer…I love Cronin’s writing, as she has a natural gift for storytelling. Her latest collection is lovely and a joy to read. Expeditions, Rejection, and The Colour of Life poems all spoke to me, especially Bear Witness which highlights a current plight society faces. It is hard to highlight any of the stories, as they all spoke to my heart, but if I had to choose Miss Lloyd’s Robin and On The Run are lovely. The Secret brought tears. There is much laughter and beautiful observations nestled within the pages and I want to read them all again. 

Thank you for listening and if you would like to know more about my books and their reviews you can find them on my books page My books and reviews 2023