#MLMM
Moving into a tree house
seemed such a good idea at the time
Wooden furniture,
Natural Carpets
Clockwork Television
being one with mother nature
only problem was
bringing the lawnmower into the lounge
to keep the living space clean
Category: Home
#socs #lid
in the midst of a quiet kitchen
something was brewing
sending a message to the little uns
lots of ingredients
were spending their time
bathing in a stock jacuzzi
you had seen one or two ingredients
but you were shepherded out
by the chef, aka Dad
and so as the magic mix of ingredients
bubbled happily on the stove
the keeper of culinary secrets kept guard
and you would watch, as on occasion
your dad would consult with the lid
throwing in some salt and perhaps pepper
#Napowrimo
A Place where writing implements go to sleep
Hewn from the finest tree trunks
a place where the little apes
transfer their thoughts using pencil to paper
some use pen, some use paper
some use crayon, and some use colour
words and pictures cascade on the page
and then when finished, they return their tools
to a nice spot on the corner of the tree trunk
some might need a hair cut, for the next time they’re used
but for now, they sleep, dreaming of a rainbow of colours
#fowc #affordable
They’re buying plots of land
in my home town
like it’s going out of fashion
building towers that reach all the way to space
most of the grand palaces in these places – rented out
to the commuters going home of a weekend
spot the zeroes as you pass the estate agents
and watch as they shove offers
through the letterbox
affordable housing? hardly
for as prices head for space – so do the rents
so for most they keep their feet planted
at the bank of mum and dad
#promptuarium #home #cooking
I
Classical scholars
sat in ivory towers
will tell you – being far away
there’s nothing better than
the tastes of home
II
Preparation
for the evening meal
is everything – Peeled and chopped
and ready – for roasting, grilling, baking or boiling
of course – salad greens? just need rinsing and dressing
III
Food Fads ? a kitchen for all tastes
Fish and Chips ? Pie ? or Chicken perhaps ?
brought together with carrots and parsnips
Served up on a plate with greens
or a round bowl with barley as a broth
I
They’re everywhere
in every street where there’s a
spare space
colourful boxes
with fancy designs on them
don’t be distressed
this ain’t no graffiti
it’s “State 0f the art livin'” in the “Modern metropolis”
II
Built up? Hardly
Supersized sardine tins – stacked
like jenga
the occupants – can see for miles
all the fancy landmarks
and inside the boxes – more and more boxes
holding your clothes, your books, electronics and games
III
The clothes get stored away – they’ll be out soon
The food goes in the boxes round the cooker
The pots pans and dishes – in a box by them
While the meat and milk stay cold by a box in the corner
IV
Flat pack furniture – and your supersized tv
find space in the empty box used for living
box stereo plays hide and seek
near a lamp by the sofa
V
And when there’s no room
in your oversized box – what do you do? Head
roadside to put the things out of boxes
In another box
#Christmas
The twelth day of christmas is almost here
The decorations waiting to be put back in the box
Till the sound of sleigh bells in December
Resolutions made
Plans prepared
and the room looks like the elves had never visited
meanwhile the evergreens head for the sky
waiting for the springtime trim
and the return of their feathered friends
They say its still Christmas
there’s six weeks or so till lent
but i’m not wishing the season away
the winters not been spent
Categories
Outside and inside
I
It’s been warm the past few days
the mercury rising in the kitchen thermometer
but apart from an hour and occasional shower
the only thing to see outside
are the feathered friends who in air have flied
II
The stone guards are drenched
out in the backyard
Life of a garden fairy
at the moment – is hard
a lake is forming by the rocks
and drenching their once perfect locks
III
And out in the garden the insects are about
with cascading rain – they’re being caught out
emergency mission – fishing them from the drink
before into deep water – they begin to sink
each beetle and ladybird fished from the rain
and put someplace safe – away from the drain.
#poetry #acrostic #home
Brimming with reading material
Old and new
Often hardbacks but sometimes paperbacks
Kindles and other consumable electronics on one bit
Softbacks, toys and notebooks for scribbling on another
Hardwired in the centre – a music box
Entertaining the listener with comedies and audiobooks
Life portrayed in photo and sound digitally
Filed away in a box of digital media cards
#Socs #Wordnotfound
You would think , after years of primary, secondary and even tertiary education
There wouldn’t be a time when i’d need to check my spelling
Then again – the English language is full of wonderous words – and although the grand academics might not like this , some of them have been happily poached from our friends and neighbours across the English Channel.
Some have been invented and Some words and terms have been put in there simply because they’re used in common parlance
Howzat then ? because someone’s asked for a thingummy-bob to fix a watchamicallit as part of a job.
Normally Translated – A Spanner or wrench to fix a nut or a bolt, or an allen key to screw together two bits of wood with those magic screws – you know the ones – Hexagonal holes in the head of the screw
and as words keep on being added – the pages of the dictionary get bigger… And don’t think the computer can keep up – for poor old Hex has to have his Lexicon updated (sometimes daily) to keep up.
The true test ? getting listed in the OSW – Official Scrabble Words list – and there’s plenty in those pages!
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