The Inkwell

from inkdrop – poetry, places and events

Category: Travel

  • Directions

    #simply6minutes Getting from a to b seemed like a breeze an hour or two ago till you hit that point in the road where getting to your location got a little bit tricky roads resembling your favourite pasta dish heading here there and everywhere denoted by a signpost that wasn’t that clear perhaps it was…

  • Overhill

    The bag gets packed Spare clothes, toothbrush, toothpaste provisions for lunch – and money for the hostel camera and batteries to snap those all important views and thought must be given to the steel chariot getting me to the start of my journey Salford quays to uppermill seems a lifetime away – but not when…

  • Rumbling

    The wheels pass over the road reality is it sounds like the wind although this wind is coming from something metallic note the rush as it passes by your ear sailing down the road solitary perhaps its because its the middle of the night or maybe its weekend rumbling noises get noiser towards monday morning…

  • #writephoto Reactions to the painted door Everything from delight to disgust Depending on your preferences Delight for those who like Red Roses but Obvious dislike for those looking at football loyalties Only thing is – this door leads to the Plaza de Toros Red Rag to the charging bulls

  • Hitching a Ride

    He’d walked the roads and hillsides in search of his personal nirvana till he stopped – more in desperation than expectation cars and coaches passed him by as he headed down the highway – if he’d looked up ahead – he’d have noticed his next ride hovering about going to a place further than the…

  • Gondola

    #writephoto Great Scott! proclaimed the narrowboat captain over the years he’d seen many a thing traversing the network of canals in the northern english county doubt must have set in when an italian gondolier was seen on the River Irwell, looking to land his paying customers by a local tourist hotspot, green and lush and…

  • #Napowrimo #Writeclub Destination Reached – after a well thought out plan to get to point b from point a – out of the blocks you made your way – travelling by boat, plane or even by car – to a place you thought was really quite far… and upon your arrival from point a to…

  • Everywhere you’ve been – is Everything you are

    #writeclub #napowrimo It begins quite simply – with a waddle on your knees on the garden grass expeditions begin – hunting out the border flowers and sounding out the bees and butterflies sometimes – the butterflies tickle your nose trips to the shops in your buggy – give you new perspectives counting the clouds and…

  • Portal

    In response to WDYS #170, Cheers to Sadje for the prompt Find the door and walk right through into another world it’s night time where you are but brilliant sunshine beyond the door just remember where you came in and be back before it closes

  • #Octpowrimo #Outdoors Getting Out (Created by inky using AI Art Generator : Public Domain) There’s nothing better than a travel through the local park taking in the seasonal air and appreciating a bit of un-concreted colour get your act together and you can enjoy your lunch under the shade of a great big tree and…