I had a phase when I was fascinated by sharks, and this story was the product of it. I wanted to get across that not all shark encounters end in severed arteries and pools of blood-sharks (great whites in particular) are very intelligent and deserve our respect. The red dirt track wound along the cliffContinue reading “Surfing with sharks”
Author Archives: Mara
Daughters of the wind
This story is inspired by the majestic Arabian horse. Horses are sentient, intelligent creatures and deserve all the praise they can get! Her face sculpted by the hands of God, her skin a silken sheet. Her flowing tail a golden arc, like a waterfall to her feet. Her mane a breaking wave of white, herContinue reading “Daughters of the wind”
Shine bright
This story is one of my favourites that I have written. It is very character-centred and entertaining, and the main character, Sol, kind of reminds me of myself. “Hey, Sol! Wait up!” Sol heard footsteps pounding behind him and turned to see his sweaty elder brother, Joaquin, panting slightly, his long black dreadlocks bouncing onContinue reading “Shine bright”
Duckling rescue
This story is actually based on a pair of ducklings that I rescued several weeks ago-this is what I imagined they had gone through before being picked up by me. The muted rumbling of the throbbing engine reverberated through the car, and as it speeded over the bumps, the cheeping box in the back joltedContinue reading “Duckling rescue”
Take me home
This is a poem dedicated to all of the rescue dogs waiting in shelters for their forever home. Take me home! I have survived many a sleepless night, on the street, filled with fright. I have been tossed away, my life then seemed so grey. Take me home! Give me a chance and I couldContinue reading “Take me home”
Never be the same
Sadness is like sitting in a downpour of rain, It washes you empty, and drowns out your hope, Oh, you’ll never be the same. Anger is like a flickering flame, It boils in your veins and bubbles up inside, Oh, you’ll never be the same. Happiness is like an arrow when you aim, It fliesContinue reading “Never be the same”
Forever over
I yawned, flashing my gleaming fangs, and stretched leisurely, the dazzling sun glancing off my bold, satin hide. Rasping my sandpaper tongue over my lustrous fur, I rolled idly onto my back, churning my huge, padded paws in the air. Glancing over to the stained and scratched glass, I glimpsed a parade of young boysContinue reading “Forever over”
The fox’s song
It was a sweltering summer’s evening in Scotland. The moon was like a round of soft, golden cheddar cheese and the night sky was sprinkled with thousands of sparkling stars as distinct as freckles on a face. A winding road, warmed from the heat of the afternoon sun, disappeared into the hazy distance, lined withContinue reading “The fox’s song”
The waltz of the waves
Tossing and turning like a restless sleeper, Constantly shifting. Rearing their foamy heads, Flinging their frothy manes, They thunder towards the shore. Stilled, momentarily, By the fish that swim in their indigo depths. Reaching for the sun, crashing down, and rising every time they fall, They sway in time with the wheeling of the gulls.Continue reading “The waltz of the waves”
Prose, I knows 