from inkdrop – poetry, places and events
Elevated in its Coloured
Leaves brighter than your oaks , ashes or sycamore
Emitted Luminescence – it would probably light up in the dark
Creating a lovely neon effect
To some insects – its a dream plant – saying “come and eat me”
Reality – the glow tells them to stay away
In case the leaves make them ill – only the bravest
Caterpillar dares to have a chomp
4th January 2020
Everyone our way knows it as an aubergine
grilled and served up with
grated cheese and tomato
purple tinge to its black skin – never known once grilled
leaping to life in any greek dish
and lipsmackingly wonderful on a summers day
note though – best served with oil and herbs
tastes wonderful with a drop of house red
They celebrated a new decade with a bit of a bang
in the air rose the golden streamers
new year arriving as they lit up the midnight sky
sensational colours illuminating the city
everyone watching as the clock sounded and they
lit up the sky as colourful as a Christmas tree
Monday 30th December 2019
Sat up in the gods, or in the stalls
enjoying the vibe of the tunes
nailing together the storyline and
sewing up all the loose threads
as you watch the actors tell the tale, you
tap away in rhythm with the cast
it wont be long till you join in with the rest
on the request of one of the actors on stage – as the
next thing you know – you’re leading the chorus
Salford, 28th December 2019
#Birds #2019 #Christmas
A couple of days into the Christmas season
I thought the birds had all gone somewhere sunny
I would have joined them (if I had the money)
but who should arrive on a Saturday morn
feathers all winded, ruffled and torn ???
Sat on the nest resting on the drain
covered by leaves , protected from the rain
snoozing away without any fear
happy to stay there – until next year!
#Cyw #DesertSand
people did not know
where it travelled quickly from
coming in darkness
Mighty chariots
Once painted by the frost
Now covered in sand
Roadsweepers Smile at
Opportunity to build
Coins in the piggybank
While down on the shore
the dunes off the north coast
grew taller a bit
#fowc #food #christmas #leftovers
Salford, 26th December 2019
By the time the pans were in the sink
undertakings of the Christmas leftovers were being sorted out
bird of the day stripped down to its carcass and
boxed up – and placed in the refridgerator
like the vegetables left behind from the feast
everyone knew what was for tomorrows dinner
Sizzle – went the pan – as meat and vegetables combined
quickly in motion with the aid of a bit of oil and butter
unlike the meal before it – this had a flavour all of its own
encompassing all its ingredients and perhaps one or two more
as the smell of the concoction – drifted on the cold winter air – leaving the
kitchen and wafting under the noses of everyone nearby
27th December 2019
#fowc #tape
the process of wrapping Christmas presents can be stressful
as its like a strategic campaign trying to get the paper right –
prising adhesive tape off your fingers – and then – losing the
end – as you find yourself trying to find the end…..
#CYW #Desert #Sand
Drifting in over land and sea
enveloping everything it passes
sand from the sahara travels on the wind
easily passing over land and sea
resting on roofs, cars and even plants
the succulents smile – they’ve seen this before
Soil looking more like blackpool than old trafford
as grains land on the turfs and lawns
notable how the gardener greets it though –
drainage is improved by this helpful visitor
#Fowc #Dial
Digit turns the circuit
in a number of turns
as connection is made to a
loved one far away, through invisible waves
