Brain and spinal injury centre, Salford
26th June 2018
two friends locked in a meeting of minds
heads of two mighty armies
engaging in rank from rook through to queen
keeping an eye over each army
is the ruler of the of the land at either end
night facing off against day in a battle royale
grey matter in play, as tactics employed
Knights of the realm could be toppled by this – but
Not my mum, or my aunties or Nanna
Its where i learned some very basic steps
To create a scarf for my teddy bear.
To be honest, the twists and turns of loops and purls were
Extremely difficult, but by the end of the month – i’d
Done one that was just the thing for a bear in the cold
Cast that whitelight through the prism
and let the colours scatter, we’ll be
reeling and a rocking , jumping and a jiving
under the rainbow of coloured lights till morning
maybe we’ll meet some one special –
bopping to the beat – its quite an
atmosphere
In the great scheme of things,
new or old alike
take great attention to something that
engages them – and fills the time that they call “Free”
Reading good books, or taking part in sport –
equal in weight to
somebody who decides
to undertake the activity
Salford, 6th September
“No man is an island” – or so they say.
Living in Salford, Nr Manchester there’s loads of housing, which makes it a vibrant and lively community. There are Squares, in the sense of traditional gardens with houses around it, but you’re more likely to lead into a path onto a main road.
They spread out like trees, with little side streets and cul-de-sacs. The houses opposite my bedroom/office weren’t even there when we first moved into the house we’re living in. It was affectionately known as “The croft” – an overgrown waste site which housed the occasional wildflowers and with them butterflies and wild animals
So what’s on my corner – a redeveloped docks, and a dual carriageway and just up the pavement – a patch of green known as the local park, there’s two areas, Ordsall and Monmouth – but those who use it know it as Ordsall Park
Its got its own entry on the blog here
Salford, 29th July 2017
Some say its easy, splashing your feet along the sea on a
Hot summers day, but its important to be
Aware of your surroundings
Lots of people like to dive into that
Long stretch of blue water –
Only they know their limitations
When they wade into it – don’t go in too deep!
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Coniston, Lake District
an acrostic response to the prompt Scamper
2nd July 2017
So here we are, by one of the lakes
Chasing sticks with the pet dog on the marina sands
As little dogs go, he’s very clever
Missing fewer than he catches
Pressing his paws into the soft brown sand
Expecting you to chase him after catching every stick
Really nice way to spend a summers afternoon
IWM Duxford , Cambridge, 5/6/2017
For a brief moment today,
looking around the hangar in Cambridge
I got to see the marvels of flight first hand
Great planes – from early pioneers to new planes and even spaceflight
Hoped to see something special – and I wasn’t disappointed
Tomorrow – i’ll take a look at what I captured
#coloryourworld #cyw #purplemountainsmajesty
Derwentwater, Keswick, Lake district, UK
There’s something almost magical
about the Lake water here at sunset
I don’t know myself – what it might be
but as the sun pops down behind trees
the hills and the water take on a purple like hue
bring out colours of heathers that’s grew
up on the hillsides where the flocks of herdwick sheep
are resting till morning, quite sound asleep
#coloryourworld #cyw #mountainmeadow
Salford, 22nd February 2017
Lakeland, painting from photo by B.F.Kirkham
Mountain Meadow,
this colour takes me back to a particular time in my life
when my old boots would come off the stack in the hallway
and i’d journey with mates up and down the motorway
go north – and meet up with the cows of the lakes
rendezvous-ing with cows (mooing)
go south – and meet up with the sheep of the peaks
and reservoir regulars with bright coloured beaks
enjoying whatever the wind and the clouds threw at us
but mostly enjoying a sunny day.
