Category: Myths
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Hiding
#promptuarium They said there was something horrible hiding in the forest feathers of a crow claws of an eagle human face, legs and hands Making noises around the trees as she hopped from branch to branch picking off fruit with glee and enjoying them for tea what they didn’t know was the creature was she […]
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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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Chasing Rainbows
A response to photo challenge #319 at mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com Appearance of seven bright colours Breaking through the skies leads to a Chase through the streets by some in a Desperate (or plain daft) attempt to grab Elven, pixie or Leprechaun treasure Fate decrees though, by the time the hunters Get to their multi-coloured target , the […]
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Periwinkle
#Coloryourworld #cyw #blues #periwinkle Periwinkle – an acrostic by inkdrop for the coloryourworld challenge Perhaps the most pastel of blues in the garden every gardener worth his greenfingers knows you for your lavender flowers reaching out to the morning light of the sun if there was an apt description when you’re seen waving in the […]
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Shamrock
#coloryourworld #cyw #shamrock Salford 23rd February 2017 Lucky 🍀 Irish green You spread good fortune 🔮 To all who find you Is it fortune or chance That besets your finder Only time will tell As they scour the fields On search for your four leaves In time for the football match
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Treasure
Treasure Taken from merchant ships, by Rascals of the seven seas Every pirate worth their salty sea legs Admires the prize of jewels, silver and gold doubloons Some keep their precious horde hidden Under tropical sands , deserted shores – only Revealed many moons later by a younger Explorer, following the pirates charts and maps
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Dragon’s Fire
A tale of a Dragon, written by me for a contest in Allpoetry.com. See that crack down on the ground ? Quick – retreat – and don’t make a sound! For underneath your step and leap, a dragon lies – he’s fast asleep. A rumble of traffic overhead as he lies sleeping in his bed […]
The Inkwell 