The Inkwell

from inkdrop – poetry, places and events

Category: Garden

  • Salford, 15th November 2017 In response to the daily post prompt Territory Tortoiseshell tom surveys his patch of green even the dogs know to stay off this lawn royal rumbles await any interloper rounding on the garden its all his – and every night he lets you know taking on those who’d want to mark…

  • #CFFC #LetterK #BASIC #Salford #Garden Hidden away among a mountain of leaves the humble blackberry grows on its branch biding its time till a meeting awaits when it drops down into a sugary pool and parties with its pals no selfies needed here – they’re all jammin’

  • Back of a Leaf

    J  #C&BW A Simple leaf , on the tarmac and gravel of the car park of #BASIC, the brain and spinal injury centre in Salford. Fallen by the wind, or the passing of time with the coming of autumn, this humble leaf gave me another chance to create something special. Been messing around with the…

  • Structure Old decayed leaf melts into the moss on the car park tarmac as it disappears into memory but look at its veins and bones as it fades into the mud and you’ll see a remembrance of the mighty tree it once was part of.

  • Thorny Running through a rose garden often ruins your clothes Specially if you are wearing a woollen jumper expect those knitted specialities to get Snagged on a spike or two – creating a hole that’ll need to be patched

  • An acrostic by inky, in response to the daily post prompt Soil Some people – call it the ground One of natures building blocks If you looked at it – from deep below – you would call it Life itself   Several different creatures – they call it home On occasion , they climb out…

  • blossom

    Blossom hanging off the arms of the tree a sign of things to come pink and white blooms send a message to all who walk around it cheering as the children play the apples 🍎 are coming on their way!

  • Blossom delicate flower 🌺 hanging off the fruit tree branch sign of fruit coming ?   petals of pastel sway in the wind of morning announcing tree growth   pretty petals float onto grasses of light green painting nice pictures

  •   A San-San By Brian F Kirkham (Inky)   The branches against the household wall holds fruit that’s ripening for a pie blackberry stems bring fruit with flavour this season that answers to the pastries call over with envy the birds do fly could this be why it cooks with haste ? depriving the feathered…

  • Ode to a cactus

    Prickle Once only found in Desert sand a gardener decided to hatch a plan developing a succelent that’s happy at home, as well as gardenment living in pots of sandy soil whilst in the heat other plants toiled this funny green plant, just grew away amusing those in the garden at play flowering in the…