The Inkwell
Salford, 19th June 2020
#CYW
Maybe, you would call it purple – but there’s definitely
a shade or two of pink hiding in this colour
unless you were looking at it really close up –
very few would succeed to match it up
except of course the guys or girls at the wallpaper warehouse – who
like mixing up the reds blues and yellows
of course you spot its pinkish hues up by fellow plants
up in the garden
shades of pink popping up the yellows, purples and blues
A response to photo challenge #319 at mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com
Appearance of seven bright colours
Breaking through the skies leads to a
Chase through the streets by some in a
Desperate (or plain daft) attempt to grab
Elven, pixie or Leprechaun treasure
Fate decrees though, by the time the hunters
Get to their multi-coloured target , the treasure will
Have been moved…to another end of another rainbow.
#CYW #Maroon
Salford, 9th June 2020
Some say it’s the colour of conkers
after they’ve fallen out of shell
Some say it’s the colour of leather
it’s difficult to tell….
For while its not brown, its most definately not red
its more colour of the cows in the field that are fed
or their hides on the soles of the shoes in the street
covering ladies or gentlemen’s feet
Or perhaps the jacket, that strolls in to town
some shades of this colour – don’t suit a ball gown
the answer you see – to this definite riddle
the maroon colour – is somewhere in the middle
Salford, 7th June 2020
#Colours #WWP #Prompt #Kaleidoscope #Patterns
Cascade of Colour
Created from Mirrors and Plastic
Contained in a Metal Tube
Turn the tube and watch
as patterns appear like magic
#CYW #Manatee
Living under water
Looking after the bed
Making sure he and his family are fed
Keeping the sea grass as short as can be
the underwater moo – moo – the manatee
The spot on the rainbow where red meets blue
you could call it “purple” – but it’s lighter than that
some would say its got a much vibrant tone
the girls love it – it’s got more to it than your average “pink”
so clothes , cars and anything else with this colour
sticks out for miles.
Salford, 28th April 2020
#CYW #Lavender
Located in a part of the garden
a plant that’ll go rampant if you let it
very nice smell – its natural oil
each stem full of fragrance ready to be crushed
notably used in perfumes
deodorant ? not so much
everyone seems to like its colours though
ranging from blue to light purple
#CYW #GrannysmithApple
Grown out on a fine fruit tree
really sweet taste
expectations – nice in a pie or strudel
enveloped in a parcel of filo with raisins and sultanas or
newly pressed in a juice or in a cider
Salford 24th April 2020
#Napowrimo #Napowrimo.net #Banana #Fruit
An acrostic on one of my favourite fruits
These wonderful fruits – start off green
as they make their long journey to my fruit bowl
kept in cold storage and delivered by boat
exiting one set of islands for another and
navigating their way to the nearest store
The secret is to make sure, the fruit
ripens at the right time
as although its very sweet to eat – its
not appealing to young eyes if they’ve turned more than yellow
so into the frosty vans they travel
paying attention to the temperature
only when the time is right will they
reappear on the shop front
to be bought by the customer
excitable little minds asking
dad or mum to put them in the shopping basket
ending up tween two slices of wholemeal or
accompanied by some nice vanilla ice cream
there’s many ways a banana can be enjoyed
even cooked in a pan and served up with a
nicely made butterscotch sauce
#Coloryourworld #Cyw #Laserlemon
Whatever you do
be careful with that zingy coloured fruit
as you carve through the peel for its zest
it’ll come back at you as fast as lightning
blink – and you’ll miss it as it flies headlong toward your eye
it’s a flavour that’ll make your tongue sing
and bring a tang to any fruit pie
but watch out – its a fruit that’ll fight back!
