The Inkwell#WDYS
While Nanna taught the little uns
about life before they were born
the crops grown on the farm
and animals that lived there
there was always something
she could learn from her grandson
like how to get the seeds for the fields
in lightning speed – and all through the click of a button
There was a sullen look over breakfast
Samantha pushed her bacon and eggs around the plate
Summertime was over – it was the start of a new term
“Do I have to go” she pleaded,
at the person opposite her at the table
“I could always say i’m not well….”
The newspaper opposite her ruffled
“well that’s a fine state of affairs…..” came the voice from behind it
the children alongside her giggled as they munched on their toast
“Its Not FAIR!” she moaned – thinking back to forty eight hours ago
she’d been much happier – soaking up the sun on a warm sandy beach
A pair of eyes peered over the newspaper
“Look – if it makes you happy – i’ll drive you into work today…”
she thought of turning up at the school gates in the 4 x 4 in the garage
“Well….that’d be nice”
“I’m sure it would be – for the kids….beside’s you’ve got to go to school”
“Why?”
“You’re the Headmistress!!!!”
#school
September
a time announcing –
the summer is over. No more
creating sandcastles on the beach or
hearing the breakers hitting the shore
exercise books and pencils at the ready
learning has begun again
Unless they’ve sent you to “Big School”, your
New kit will be much like your old one
It identifies you as one of the school you see
Forms keep you and your class mates together
Of course, there are times these are
Rearranged – and to
Many – this can lead to tears
Buildings modernised
Learning now mixed
A combination of exercise books and
Computerised tablets
Key skills shown on paper, whilst
Boys and Girls search for answers
Over the invisible “Cloud”
Reading is still to be found in the library – even if its alongside
Alternatives are available
Digital Alternatives
There’s a little place
down my street
where two scientists
liked to meet
Discussing science and
things that moved
sharing ideas
in and industrial groove
They were honored by peers
of the grand society
and recognised by titles
and confered degree
#fowc #kit
All the pieces you need
for your little engineering project
are right here…all you need is the instructions
and of course – screwdriver
most of the parts clip into place
so soon you’ll be watching your little creation
learning its way around your floor space
just make sure the pieces are in the right spot
or it might just go backwards instead of forwards
#Writeclub
based on the prompt “if you fail, try again”
Achievement they say,
is a wonderful thing.
He left the grand halls of learning
with each wrinkle on his worn face
turning upwards
Plenty of Sand had
made its way through
this learners egg timer
Perseverance – the key
and the cracking of those
Mystical codes – they call formulae
Younger peers – had scaled the tops
but it didn’t matter to this elderly pops
for years he’d had to settle for “D”s
but now in Maths – he’d got a “C”
#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
#MLMM
Photo credit: ′′The Weight of Thought′′ – sculpture by Thomas Lerooy.
Written for the Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Photo Challenge
He read all the books in the library
and listened to the recordings and tapes
taking in all of the info
filling in all of the empty space
until he thought he were tired
leaning his head, on a post by a pillow
only problem you see, was post grew and did flee
flying up as tall as a willow
recorders and scholars, took in the warning
as he was stuck on the pillar well after morning
and split up their learning, with regular breaks
in order they’d keep themselves awake
#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!
#fowc #reference
Really, there’s always one place in
Every library that you can get all the answers
From atlases to chronicles to news articles
Every bit of info is there – which is why the
Revered keepers of these books keep them from leaving the library
Even keeping them in their own section
Now, the good news is – you can access them
Choice reading handy for homework – just don’t
Expect to walk home with them – they’re staying in the library
The Inkwell