Messages: Volume I

by Mike Mackay, Matthew MacKay (Photographer)

The son in China wasThe father in the land of OzThey shared what they were doingWhat works they were accruingSome poems the father had writtenWith photography, the son was smittenThen a joint epiphanyIt was serendipityPut them in one bookHow would that look?One poem with one photo, they conceivedHow would that be received?They ran the idea past a MuseWho said the work needed many huesThey did threeJust to see Off to a Publisher, they wentTo a Critic, their work was sentThey waited in trepidationFor the result of this examinationThe Publisher and Critic liked what they did seeBut said, must do fourty, not just three.This they then did doFor them to reviewThen a Cover Designer did supplySomething most pleasing to the eyeAnd here we are, not yet doneFor yet, there is more to comeVolume II sits with poems, photos and themesVolume III is full of dreams.

Kindle Edition

Published June 22, 2021

About the author

Mike has always wanted to tell stories. Possibly due to his Scottish/Irish Heritage. These stories have taken many forms; novels, short stories, poems, and spoken. They are now seeing the light of day via his publisher

In his work as an independent contractor in the IT Industry, he has created businesses, owned a five-star game farm, a one-star pub, driven trucks for his horse transport business, worked for a gangster, made money, lost money and made it again...

Reviews

[Sonee Singh · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great collection of poems and photography, of a father and son collaboration.