The Inkwell

from inkdrop – poetry, places and events

Category: Poetry

  • collector of thoughts

    #socs #pad carbon overflowed on the fresh piece of paper as the pencil moved ideas moved quick from mind to ringed lined binder kept safe for later not just words therein but drawings and quick doodles directional maps ready for recall to document when needed or perhaps drawn up

  • Sunday lunch tapas

    something spanish served up to fill that gap tween breakfast and teatime nice plate of rabbit served up daintily with tomato and onion and lets not forget the helping of flan you have for afters

  • #fowc maze of mirrored glass makes members of the public make mischievously naughty giggles as they see themselves distorted in the reflected surfaces

  • Milkshake

    # food #drink found chilling in the outer ridges of the refrigerator often found in drinks cartons but also plastic drinks cartons down the posh coffee shops rotating blades chopup ice cream scoops with nice flavours of strawberry, banana or chocolate kreating something tasty through a straw

  • #fffc he’s been in the booth dropping dollars like bright nickels getting attention get to travel – no chance so he sits listening – Angel talking down the line his pulse skipping as he listens intently to her beauty of a voice rendezvous giggles can be heard down the long street as a date is…

  • Needing a Tow

    #socs #tow The Boy racer sat in his fiery red chariot red faced crestfallen riding over the rough was never an ideal thing to do outside and break noises should not come with the sound of air release from tyres cue the rescue van and an unplanned diversion to the local garage

  • The Relay

    Runner, created by the author in Microsoft Designer They’d spent years perfecting this each stage crafted so that little rod of shiny metal took the correct path around the race track if they didn’t cross the line with it no medal would be given – so getting gold was going to be a precise art

  • Strange things

    #Simply6Minutes The children sat by open mouthed as the car passed by the local playground the adults could square it as the ginger cat at wheel travelled down the road mice on the engine dancing to the rhythm of who let the dogs out

  • #socs #blush call it repressed attraction if you must but the signs are there for all to see the look she has when he enters the class colour to cheeks are instantly thrust attracting the class all to agree someone’s developed a summer crush cold water in the w.c makes it pass but watch in…

  • Apples

    #poem #fruit A piece on apples …. Red, green? Quite a choice, fits nice in hand when eating, delicious when baked. Best eaten “as-is” but tasty baked or in pies nice with sultanas great with walnuts in a waldorf salad – or as topping on a sponge