The Inkwell

from inkdrop – poetry, places and events

  • Zingy

    #food #stirfry #lemon #chicken #zingy

    noodles and chicken bites

    dance away in the pan

    enveloping themselves

    in a velvety sauce

    with a citrus zing

    and even the vegetables

    thrown in at the end

    cannot match

    the sharp bite

    of the lemon zest

  • The Fun Guy

    #ccc074

    image c/o Crispina kemp

    He’s made a spectacular appearance

    while living rent free in his host

    no joking about – his arrival makes

    the rest of the woodland smile

    with his alternative foliage

    and while he doesn’t take up much room

    to the fauna that lives with the rest of the trees

    he really is a fun guy!

  • watching and waiting

    expecting to see

    a spot or two of water dropping to

    the ground below

    hoping for the sun to arrive later so he can

    enjoy the warm rays of the sun with some

    rather nice sandwiches

    made in the kitchen

    alongside a sweet bun or two and some

    nice bubbly lemonade

  • #wdys #winter #seasons #birds

    Screenshot

    sat amongst winters

    colourful berries the bird

    gives its neighbour, robin

    a run for its winter worms

    With its own red coat

  • #sweets #confectionary #hearts #valentinesday

    Girl and Smitten boy

    pass tokens of affection

    across the table

    in the crowded dining room

    on valentines day

  • #ccc073 #boat #beach #coast #reeds

    after a wail of a time

    navigating the watery waves

    this marvel of the seas is

    a casualty of the high winds

    looking for some redemption

    you’ll find it lying forlorn in the sands

    as its fellow vessels carve up the waters

  • Decisions

    #WDYS #Valentines #Chocolate

    Screenshot c/o WDYS/Richard Stachmann

    “so what do you want”

    he asked her at the vending machine

    “something sweet, like you”

    she replied

    reflections of her smile

    shone in the glass

    as the tumblers turned

    and the bag of sweets

    dropped softly down

    the call for the film

    came over the tannoy

    “and what do you want?”

    answer given in a glint of gold

    and a kiss before the opening credits

  • Chapter

    #socs #chapter

    created to break up the

    heavy reading into manageable parts

    and allow readers to take in works

    piece by piece, so when they

    take a break for a cup of tea

    everyone can

    return to the place they were at

  • Cleaning up

    #MFFFC #Ocean #Octopus #Mum #Dad

    mrs octopus

    is busy about the house

    while her kiddies learn

    about ocean life at school

    shes picking up playthings

    and keeping her ocean space

    looking like a palace

  • Out to Lunch

    ccc072 #otters #rivers #family #fish

    While Dad did a spot of Do-it-yourself

    Mum took the Children for a Spot of Lunch

    They followed their Mum down the riverbank

    where some of the tastiest fish were waiting

    and as they all glided through the water

    they dipped down below

    for some tasty treats

    even returning to their home

    with some tasty nibbles for their dad