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About maskednative

I live in Ireland, in an extended cottage overlooking Waterford Estuary, privvy to constant changes of light on water, colour and movement, tides and people. I am anglo-Irish and although my initial intention was to live here for a year and a day, I am still here, a blow-in to these shores for the past fifteen years. There have been countless times when I wanted to run back to England with homesickness and relief, but for one reason or another, so far, it has not been possible. I surrender, the soul of Ireland has captured me, allowed a glimpse of the world behind the mask of everyday experiences, bringing forth a mixture of words and pictures from an ordinary everyday life, filled with ordinary everydayness that I offer as a celebration, to the creator of this truly wonderful planet.

Dunmore Woods

Posted on September 2, 2018

Under a three forked tree, wind blows through the noisy caw of crows. Continue reading →

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Snow Song

Posted on November 7, 2017

A snowflake wends its way to earth, dissolving on your hand. Two or three and more leave snow pearls in your hair. You lift your face to the sky, receive snow kisses on your skin, hold your breath as the … Continue reading →

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Chopin’s Seagull Ballet

Posted on October 26, 2017

    Chopin’s Seagull ballet to Air On A ‘G’ String.               Photo ©Teri Flynn              

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Sound Of Silence

Posted on October 25, 2017

Water prickling, seeping through pebbles, over and under to the far-out sea. Come back, come back, be filled. One lonely gull, no more than that to prove I exist, here, now. Mounds of brown sea-weed, great lumps of slime and … Continue reading →

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As If It Belongs To him

Posted on July 24, 2017

Morning sojourn, a single gull on the water, touching home.

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Angel

Posted on July 7, 2017

9pm. The tide creeps slowly in.A seagull flies overhead. The helicopter returns, sees me here, sitting on this rock.Like an angel come to see if I’m alright, I’ll be alright, It tilts in acknowledgement, so low above, then returns to it’s … Continue reading →

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A New Horizon

Posted on June 1, 2017

Originally posted on Masked Native:
? Hold fast to the tiller, to Gods of wind and waves. Through storms and dreams, through heartbeat of wings that arc and swoop and cry for land. Art © 2014 TCFlynn @ Masked Native…

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Gossamer Wings

Posted on January 24, 2016

Watching Seagulls drifting air currents, my arms stretched wide. Muscles soft, mind adrift. Tracing patterns with gossamer wings.

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Solstice Song

Posted on December 21, 2015

  The Winter Solstice brings more wind, more rain. A single bird sings with many voices in the Holly tree. The song is vibrant, clear, urgent. I long to understand its message, but all I can hear is joy, all I can see is the Holly … Continue reading →

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Grey Heron Nights 1: Old Crane Woman’s Winter Nest

Posted on December 16, 2015
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