The InkwellBorn and Bred in Salford, England - I live a short distance from Old Trafford - Home to Manchester United Football Club. I volunteer at Sale Harriers athletic club and at Imperial War Museum North - where i help as a guide to visitors in the galleries. A blogger, photographer, volunteer and occasional writer.
Many of the tin toys seemed to want to be near the new guy
Arriving as he did out of the box, like a bolt from the blue
Gravitas – you might call it
Noted from day one –
Everyone wanted to be near him
Though in truth – they didn’t know why
In time, his popularity would go away , but for now they’re
Collected around him
Beacon beaming from the bright tower
provides guidance for the skipper of a trawler
as he pulls his catch towards the harbour
following the light
that skips along the water
created by the bright bulbt
hat turns around in the tower
#fowc #Glimpse
Getting a short eyeshot at the
latest upgrade to the tech in your pocket
is like playing with dynamite, for you’ve seen
maybe one or two features – and now, your
portable friend’s shine seems to have lost its brightness
some say – its good to see what’s coming ahead
except for those who’s garden shed is overflowing with old stuff
#Fowc #Idyllic
It’s some people’s idea of paradise
your place away from the hustle and bustle of
days in the mighty metropolis
lakeland water set among peaceful hills
likelihood is though – everyone else has descended there too! 🙂
#Socs #toss
a piece on a coin toss for #Socs by inky
50:50 – I think that’s what they call it
chances of you picking the right side of the coin
It seems so plausible – there’s only two choices
but like a smaller version of a roulette wheel
the fates are rising and falling
with each turn of the coin in the air
and decisions fall in the victors favour
whether the head sees the skies or ground under foot
#Fowc #Gadget
Great Scott!!!
a technological marvel
designed to solve that particular problem in the
garden, kitchen, study – wherever
exception to the rule – is when the magic tool itself needs repair,
there’s a gadget for that – says the smiling technician.
Red Canoe Enters
The bay of the Canal side
ready for paddles
Red Canoe Enters
Cutting through watery depths
Creating White Waves
Red Canoe Enters
Gliding past the floating buoys
in shades of orange
#writephoto #dream
Drifting through fragrant purple heather
Roaming through some wonderful flowers
Each little plant, saying hello as you brush
Against it – releasing a fragrant scent
Many have tried to copy it – Many have failed
Salford 1st July 2020
#writeclub #monsters #poetry #kidspoetry
as part of my write club challenges, i wrote a piece about a “Monster” with claws and teeth and horns – more like a caterpillar with 100 Feet!
(Anyone with kids remember a Lotsa-Lotsa-Leggs ? 🙂 )
I know , you know its not halloween
but i’ve got to tell you about this thing i’ve seen
snaking round Salford’s streets
with over a hundred colourful feet
A fluffy centipede , orange fur, purple hair
grown ups walking past they stare
at multi coloured spikes on his back
they move on quickly – in case of attack
If they had thought – they’d would have seen
those spikes were just fur
he want’s something to munch on
to sleep and to purr
And who does he bump into ? – our neighbours cat
who gives him some room in the upstairs flat…
so before going to bed, he eats leaves and shoots
resting on a mat, his hundred or so boots
And during the dusk, you’ll see them both play
with a ball made of wool – in a particular way
playing under the moon and having some fun
and enjoying a nap – when the day has begun
#CYW #MidnightBlue
Moonlight brings a spot of colour to nightime
it brings a touch of blue to a
dreamy scene…highlighting the
number of marshmallow clouds floating
in the sky around the moon
gravitating tween the moon and her reflection in the
half-light dispersed by the water of
the lake below
