The Inkwell

from inkdrop – poetry, places and events

Category: Clothes

  • Tailor

    Tailor To many, a master of his craft a marvel with the scissors, needle and thread in a few hours, a suit of stature can be lovingly crafted to the clients design or measurements can be taken so shirt, jacket, tie and trousers can be rounded up off various pegs for the clients special day

  • Uniform Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC High School, 1987 Stood inside the “New” Amalgamated school by Buile Hill Park, in Salford. Two sets of kids awaiting to go off to lessons – but first – the set up of forms The classes had to be put together – Cathedral with St Lawrence’s. you couldn’t…

  • Yarn Salford, 22nd May 2017 A tale of Northern Mills   From north to south and from east to west crafty threads combine on warp and weft   Coming from the animal from out on the hill and carded and threaded and spun till wheels still   Or straight from the plant coming over the…

  • Colour of the crown

    #Coloryourworld #cyw #royalpurple Perched on her majesty’s head Under the frame of silver and jewel Royal colour emits from the crown Perhaps – it denotes her status – as head of her church Like priests and bishops wear the colour in spring at mass in parishes up and down England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales

  • Denim

    Don’t be mistaken Everyone knows – this ain’t corderoy Noted as a hard wearing fabric – Its dark blue colour Instantly recognisable by those who work the fields Mostly on horseback – but sometimes with four wheels

  • A poem by Brian F Kirkham in response to the Daily Prompt Pungent That dirty little secret, hiding in plain view has built up over time now It isn’t something new.   No one is going to find it (Deodorant Masks it you know) But those tales that you’ve been telling the secrets going to blow!…

  • The Mirror Crack’d They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder but a world without mirrors ? It would be like heaven and hell had fallen on earth as illusions of divinity – shattered   pictures captured by brush not box and barbers taking time over women’s (and men’s locks) “You really look…

  • In response to the prompt Stylish Dressed up to the nines Paraded in the store window For all the world to see Colours you wear, every girl wants And all those who talk about you Parade your image in the press Just a shame, you don’t say much about your style As your clothing screams…

  • Transition

    <a href=”https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/transition/”>Transition</a&gt; Work…Play…Rest…:)