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Campfire Breakfasts
#Writeclub #Camping #Reflection Preparation is key while your big billy can is boiling up your morning tea you don’t want to waste supplies on your first efforts Using a steel bowl for the mixing eight eggs meet up with salt and pepper as butter melts in the pan the bread has to be thick to […]
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Refuse
Salford, 22nd January 2020 #fowc #refuse Two definitions for this word fandango’s provided – so I cobbled them together in this feel free to comment. Refusing to recycle your rubbish ? expect a spot of bother for if you don’t follow the bin men’s advice until you do so, the bin will just sit there […]
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Muddy Trenches
#Promptuarium These canals were once full Boats and ships travelled up and down Collecting Goods and cargo But somewhere, where the canal met the river a grown up scout thought he’d have some fun He created a dam, by a campsite ridge and the water stopped at the spot Interested Beavers Marvelled at the scouts […]
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Caught (in the fog)
Salford, 19th January 2020 #weather #fog Christmas and New Year is over, but winters still here A patchwork of heavy cloud, lies low – hiding church spires Until it lifts – it’s difficult to get anywhere Gravitating over roads and field alike Hard to make out the silhouettes in the Pea Soup The landmarks fizzle […]
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Fern
#coloryourworld #CYW #Fern An acrostic for the Fern Colour on Tourmalines Coloryourworld challenge Flowing fronds of green each one coming from a central point reminding me of an octopus or squid – not squelchy, but just as many arms!
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Press
Part – time juicer of oranges Reels out stories and photos for England’s tabloid press – so he can Serve up iced drinks to the masses on Summer weekends
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Zest
Zingy is how you might call it each pore of the citrus fruits skin holds a little bit inside and as your figures begin to split the fruit’s smell contained therein escaping into the room where it does reside enhancing the flavour into which you’ve just bit
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mystery ii
Salford 30th March 2019 #freedomofexpression #iscriblr #mystery a response to iscriblrs wonderful mystery challenge…enjoy. A strange thing happened the other night Under the cover of dark Something with a sweet tooth paid us a call He snook into the kitchen, without giving us a fright And sitting down at my birthday cake, he did park […]
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Intruders
Salford, 21st December 2018 Melanie looked at the living room carpet Enveloped by four soggy footprints Local law enforcement scoured the area, but Terrible thing was … they couldn’t find the culprits Even the footprints outside could be found , it’s like they Disappeared in the snow ❄️
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Old friends
Salford, 14th November 2018 Memories of a mate, brought back in an instant A blast from the past, delivered with a click Noted – you’ve not talked for a while Changes in address do that Hoping – they remember your name Expectations raised as they recognise your face Someone should have said – its the […]
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Flight
Hoped to see something special – and I wasn’t disappointed
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Power of the Herd
#Writephoto Herds of deer, stay together in bad weather expectations are that so long as they’re in the same spot ravenous wolves won’t be able to see them behind the dense carpet of fog
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Eggy Bread
A Foodie prompt from My Vivid Blog Fill your Boots, its Breakfast time Ready for Dipping – the loaf of fresh white bread In expectation of being immersed slice by slice in the Eggy Mix – the savoury custard that’s Devoured by cubs and scouts alike – up and down the land
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Looking for the North Star
#Animal #Canine #Dog #Hunt #Bone #Night Out on the Ground he watches darting about the ground and covering his eyes with his paws as brightly covered stars dance about in front of him don’t be disturbed he’s stargazing if he can spot that special star he’ll have an idea what part of the garden to […]
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Part Bear
I’m starting to think i’m more animal It’s something i believe to be true as i’m getting a little bit older and the airs a little more blue see as autumn it turns into winter i’m thinking of honey for tea and fudge and sticky sweet buns for lunch just the ideal foodstuff for me […]
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Waffle
#WDYS #Brunch #Waffle Sunday morning brunch with your pals who you were dancing with excitedly the night before everyone discussing the events before and the events to come while launching into bacon and fried diced potato you spent a good hour preparing
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Soup
Something warming, consumed on cold winter days with crusty bread….children love it unless you tell them what’s gone into the pan parsnips and carrots – hiding away under tomatoes
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Going to School
#Writeclub #School Early morning september and they’re leaving their underwater house travelling through the seaweed like an above ground country mouse Its time for a spot of learning from their tutor – Mrs Spratt about living among the water seaweed – this and that And lessons about keeping fit with the crustaceans and Mr Ray […]
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It is Broken – II
#Writeclub #Broken The mosaic on the floor wasn’t supposed to be like that a clue to its previous existence lying around the pieces of hardened clay like the sea lapping against an archipelago could the islands be brought back? It would take a lot of patience and a lot of time as well as plenty […]
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Fountain
#Fowc #Fountain #water Fitted in the obvious place in the family garden up in the air it sends the water as night lights colour up darkened skies the streams of water take aim at the moon and the stars, but in time, their ambitions are dashed – for the next place they end up – […]
The Inkwell
from inkdrop – poetry, places and events
The Inkwell 