#Octpowrimo #Fowc #Derail Days are funny things Everyone plans what they’ll be doing Running through – so nothing goes wrong And everything goes the way they want – but Instead – something gets in the way Like a delayed bus, train or plane
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On Guard
Salford Quays, 27th October 2019 They’re ravishing the street again plundering pigeons like pirates sat hovering above the people as they look for picnics to plunder But who’s this flash feathered hero saving our sandwiches ? the pigeons fly off to another perch when they see the falcon flying
Standing tall
#Octpowrimo He’s the height of my thumb and small as can be dwarfed by my mug of cocoa or tea but he’s happy as can be among the toys and bricks putting together those coloured ones that stick and exploration is fun, so he’ll spend his time climbing that mug, mentioned in this rhyme
Aurora
#Aurora #Weekend #Writing #Prompt A weekend writing prompt from https://Sammiesscribbles.wordpress.com Poem or Prose in 28 Words – Okay!!!! Polar bears are partying under nights light show the snow is twinkling with various different colours moving about on ice like the mirrorball chasing the disco floor beams
Balefire
Salford, Thursday 24th October 2019 They’d spent days planning this sourcing the location and the straw to build their balefire The structure they said would have to be sound for the safety of little uns watching around so they stacked up the straw and waited for dawn before setting alight the straw and the thornContinue reading “Balefire”
Breathe
#Octpowrimo #Camera #Breathe #Acrostic Salford, 24th October 2019 An acrostic of self help and photography! Back on the corner of the quay Really trying to grab the colours in that iconic building Except – right at this moment – it’s not working for you A time to step back, assess and relax Take five ,Continue reading “Breathe”
Two brothers
#octpowrimo #dogs #pointers Been apart for a while , but Really you never forget family Out on the green fields Two siblings meet, for the first time in a while Happy to see each other, with Eager calls and sniffs Ready to run after one another for Simply enjoying the moment
Memories of a Tabby Cat
Salford, 23rd October 2019 #Octpowrimo #cat #Memories They called you crazy – but you were quite a character, king of the garden and the dining room floor ignoring the cat food – for sardines or cod and eating fish batter – which I found rather odd got into a fuss if little ones picked youContinue reading “Memories of a Tabby Cat”
Octpowrimo – Day 22 – Broken pieces
#Octpowrimo #Brokenpieces Imperial War Museum North, Manchester UK (via the Inkwell), 22nd October 2019 How does someone express the act of war ? take you through a hundred years and tell that tale – that no one else can tell anymore. The man with a vision took a thing for brewing his cuppa and changedContinue reading “Octpowrimo – Day 22 – Broken pieces”
Broken
#Octpowrimo #Broken more than one penny dropped on the fall to the ground vision went haywire while every single memory moved around like scrambled eggs expectation – another rendezvous with the neurological ward to fix the problems caused by the drop
