Festive

#christmas the preparation for the festivities has been a little different this year but it hasn’t stopped little uns writing off to mr claus all is quiet on the street outside but if you listen beyond the double glazing you might hear the sound of a sleigh bell or two while vegetables are being peeled […]

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24 Dec 2021

Christmas, Festive

Christmas, Dinner, elves, Festive, gifts, preparation, Santa, Tree, Wrapping

Reveal

#Socs #reveal that time of year is here again someone’s carefully and thoughtfully bought you something and placed it under the tree to unwrap after christmas dinner colourful wrapping, tags and bows get lost in the whirlwind of little hands getting hold of their gift leaving a tide of colourful paper to clear up after […]

inkdropk

4 Dec 2021

Christmas, Festive, Poetry

bows, Christmas, Gift, socs, tags, Tree, Wrapping

Dragonboat

#napowrimo #chinesenewyear They landed while everyone slept Now floating majestically on The banks of the canal Awoken by the sound Of a mighty drum Cutting swiftly through water In a race to the finish Oars moving as one As dragons race head to head For the glory of the win And water makes waves As […]

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26 Apr 2021

Festive, Holidays, Myths, Sailing, Water, Waterside

Basin, Boat, Canal, Chinese, Contest, Dragon, Drum, Event, glory, luck, Manchester, Napowrimo, New Year, oars, Poetry, Prize, quayside, racing, rowing, Water

Dance

#Writephoto #Dance

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14 May 2020

Acrostic, Festive, Seasons

acrostic, Celebration, Dancing, expectation, God, Gods, Harvest, Lockdown poems, Monuments, Poetry, Revellers, Singing, standing stones, writephoto

Bubble and Squeak

#fowc #food #christmas #leftovers Salford, 26th December 2019 By the time the pans were in the sink undertakings of the Christmas leftovers were being sorted out bird of the day stripped down to its carcass and boxed up – and placed in the refridgerator like the vegetables left behind from the feast everyone knew what […]

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27 Dec 2019

Acrostic, Christmas, Festive, Food, Memories

acrostic, Bubble, Christmas, Cooking, Festive, Food, fowc, ingredients, Leftovers, Meat, Pan, Sizzle, Squeak, Vegetables

Pantomime

#FOWC Pull up a chair, take in a show As you watch a tale, read to little ones at Night-time, There’s a range of characters On the stage, in bright coloured attire Making Mirth , for your entertainment If you’re lucky – they’ll be a Musical number or maybe magic tricks and Everyone enjoys the […]

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12 Apr 2019

Festive

acrostic, Animals, Characters, Children, Entertainment, Fairy Tales, fowc, Pantomime, Theatre

Festive

Salford 22nd December Festive Falling temperatures lead to heightened Excitement, among children Santa Claus is on his way, To deliver special gifts In time for Christmas morning Voices of little ones heard up and down the land in Excitement..”mum dad! Santa’s been..look under the tree”

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22 Dec 2017

Acrostic, Christmas, Festive, Poetry

Children, Christmas, Excitement, Lights, Presents, Santa, Tree

Tangerine Days

#Coloryourworld #Cyw #Tangerine Tangerines – always hang about after twelfth night notice their smell – generally piercing through the aroma of new years day dinner everybody – enjoys one while they wait for the roasted duck , pork or chicken to come out of the oven in fact – the break from the chocolate will bring […]

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8 Jan 2017

Colours, Festive, Fruit, Poetry, Treats

coloryourworld, Colour, Colours, Dinner, Festive, Food, Fruit, New Years Day, Tangerine

Discovery

Discover I watched in awe as the lights twinkled in the glow of a winters moon Cold air and Crisp Snow gently drift on northern greens painting the lawns white Trees collecting snow up high in their green branches the evergreens trick Church bells ring out – as Rainbow coloured lights shine out “A Joyful Christmas” […]

inkdropk

23 Dec 2016

Childhood, Christmas, Festive, Growing up