Salford, 4th July 2019
#Fowc #Aquarium #Fish
A picture of the underwater world
quorums of fish meet up in view of human eyes
under temperature controls
as schools of fish travel around
richly seeded beds of coloured gravel
in search of the fish food, hidden
under each pebble and on each sunken artifact
moving quickly past the glass
#Acrostic #Water
Rising up from the surface
In a kind of domino fashion
Pattern of concentric circles appear
Perpetrated by a pebble
Landing on, and falling through the water
Expanding outwards till they meet another circle when
Small Splashes occur on the surface
“Depth”
Deep down on the sea bed
Eager crustaceans
Play cat and mouse with
The fishermen up above them, and
Hoping they avoid the fishermans traps as they
Scurry along the sandy sea bed
My latest piece for Allpoetry.com
which I’ve decided to share with you all….enjoy
Fresh from a Lakeland reservoir
turned over by occasional waterfall
a polar bears delight
particularly in winter season
Hitting the receptacle crisply
it creates a bubble or two at the bottom
bringing out the flavour
of the drink it dilutes
Refreshment in Hot days
as well as cold
delivering fruitiness to the taste buds
like an bullet express train
Do you want it colder ?
then leave it in the fridge
or make it frosty instantly
with a couple of ice cubes
#OWPC
A response to the One word photo challenge : Seal
Picture taken at the Aquamarine centre, Guia, Algarve
A resident Seal at the wildlife park
#stairrods #rain #weather #clouds
The heavens opened
Over the locals playing in the street
Raindrops coming down in
Rapid columns onto the ground
Each one falling quicker than the last
Navigating their way like a river
Towards the reservoirs via the drains and tunnels
#OWPC
Salford 16th May 2018
Who needs evian ?
Coming live from the finest aquifers
rolling and travelling through rivers and streams
filtered through Mountains, Limestone and granite
and stored in great lakes and reservoirs
the purest and freshest water
and its coming direct to the tap
Rivers – no , Torrents of water
are hurtling down the mountainside
pooling in small craters, before
increasing in speed and heading
down the cliff face
swiftly down the waterfall
Salford 2nd April 2018
rolling in from the irish sea
a thousand million raindrops fall from the heavens
in time, having made their way through the rivers and pipes , travelling
night and day, they’ll collect together and be
deposited into the local
reservoirs – where after a while – to be treated, they’ll travel
out via the city waterworks through
pipes cisterns and tanks and
someone somewhere, will enjoy fresh clean water
Salford, 3rd February 2018
Detritus floating en-masse down the ship canal
Readily aided by the boats and the water
Is floating aimlessly towards the basin gates
Full stop only happening upon hitting the booms where each stick gangs
Together forming a pretty pattern on the
Waters surface
Overjoyed geese, plunder the booty, piling
One large stick on top of another till a safe place for eggs has been built, whilst
Downstream, a boat with a foriegn name (and crane) is coming to pick up the leftovers
