The Inkwell

from inkdrop – poetry, places and events

Category: Poetry

  • Woodwork

    #Napowrimo #schooldays #craft #CDT When creating something, you have to respect materials and tools often, they do a wonderful dance to make something obviously Unique, but also quite beautiful designs conveyed , from mind to paper via pencil will work on most occasions, but often will require a little tweaking here or there resulting in…

  • I’m back in the discworld again. reading a tale of conflict in the circle sea, where our hero Samuel vimes is peacemaker over a spot on the discworld that hasn’t been conquered yet. maybe because. It’s covered in salty water and curious squid he’s not on his own though, for he’s got his Sargeants Angua,…

  • I’m No Sculpture

    #Napowrimo #Art A work of Art ? – Me ? are you kidding ? Look and see that i’m more than stone Marble holds Beauty but it lost its movement locked in Rocky mountainsides And precious metals while storytellers tell tales they are frozen in time Canvas Colours fly and their movement stops when the…

  • Ideal World

    #WDYS #Napowrimo Out on the grass green Barbie and Ken enjoy their day enjoying plastic food and reading the printed news in electric sunshine made up illusion away from the realities of work, life and play as these two save their dough owners spend like gods In Real life – Barbie ? working for the…

  • Stir Fry

    #Napowrimo #Stirfry #Cooking Something sweet sizzles in the pan turning velveted chicken into a dish that would be worthy of the royal court, should the emperor be around today Finest meat covered in sticky nectar and rested among rich egg noodles you’ll enjoy each bite, just watch for the chilli

  • write with colour

    #napowrimo #writing #description #colour #2025 what’s with the pen ? they’ll ask me why not a brush or a camera , they say its true the brush, with its spectrum of colours can capture the brilliance of any given day and the camera can capture a moment in a heartbeat, freeze frame much better than…

  • like a child again

    #wdys #napowrimo #2025 #day2 lay on the branches pondering on things he’d climbed that tree like he was a kid in the scouts fearless and ready to conquer having achieved his goal He enjoyed the moment and the view but pondered how he was getting down from there

  • floating down to earth

    #simply6minutes #napowrimo #2025 #day1 off the spaceship they came looking forward to an extra terrestrial holiday on the hunt, from a far away land for a spot with blue water and perhaps some sand and wanting to try the food of their dreams they saw last when they landed … banana ice cream

  • Chill

    #fowc #chill The light of the sun was deceptive to the girl as with the door open a blast of cold air floated around the homes lounge

  • downsides of summertime

    i they say it’s summer time the thermostat disagrees by more than ten degrees ii in the rush to declare summertime is here plants underground are yet to appear iii while locals perch on terracotta the colours of summer are yet to return from their winter retreat iv poor old oak and willow rising off…