from inkdrop – poetry, places and events
#mfffc #thanksgiving
It was quite a spread
that Grandpa and Grandma
put out for Thanksgiving dinner
but you could forget
the grand smorgasbord of vegetables
laid out on the table
our little lad only had eyes
on the golden bird plonked
squarely by the side of his plate
alas, dreams of eating it all
dashed by dear old pappa
who’s job it was to carve it
there’s a nip in the morning air
and while rainbows greet you in the morning sky
the leaves amass by the paving stones
the indoor thermometer on the kitchen wall
has its contents in retreat
while jack frost pulls out his palette and brush
making pretty patterns on everything he touches
#ccc061 #garden #planting #scarecrow
A response to Christina Kemp’s creative challenge – you’ll find it HERE
In a change of heart
from the cottage gardener
a friendly face greets
feathered visitors to
his patch of green
and directing them all
to a new spot – away from the veg patch
and home to tasty treats
#food #spanish #pork #tomato #paprIka
bruschetta covered in
really tasty tomatoes
underneath a marinated piece of pork
notes of spicy paprika and
choice vegetables with paprika laced sauce
heaven? It sure tastes like it
#ccc060 #direction #signposts
Large amounts of green
need pointers for visitors
so they don’t get lost
shiny signs pointing
up and down various hills
to new places to go to
play a game downhill
or have a bun at the top
enjoying the walk
#mfffc
Its been a hard week
for this noble little bird
as she travelled from
hilltop to hilltop, sometimes
stopping at a pond
for refreshment and a break
over night time and day
destination reached, now perched
on a high spot, where
she is resting her feathers
#socs #pop
They waited for time
the time they would travel up
into the sky above
over their round heads
sat a crimped metal cover
keeping them enclosed
so they sat in there
floating in their glass capsule
waiting for freedom
and then in moments
the bottles clinked together
metal cover went
rising like fireworks
to the top of the bottle
and making a noise – POP!
#wdys #spider
image by Don Coombes on Unsplash
The life of a spider
can be hazardous
it’s bad enough
looking out for predators
but even setting up home
can be a dangerous task
so you drop your delicate
strands of silk
over the spikea and thorns
hoping that they don’t break apart
leaving you forlorn
A short spell of time
out of the natural day
to recall those fallen
#food #vegetables
you would think
these green things
on the corner of the plate
would have had enough of the kitchen torture
after being turned in a rolling boil
and hoping tummies are full
before the trident spears them
but watch them as they bounce off the chops
follow the bends of the sausages
landing on the porcelain plate
or hiding for a moment
behind the shelter of a mahogany tower
while the rest of the dinners
devoured whole
The Inkwell 