The Inkwell#Circles #roundabout #Salford #Fowc
Heading off on a journey ?
enjoy the trip
a ride you haven’t enjoyed since you were young
driving round and round
in a vain attempt to find the right road out
noted you thought you knew the right direction –
going to be dizzy when you finally find the right exit
I
Building blocks of different shape and colour
Teach all sorts of useful skill
And its lots of fun when they fall over
II
They might call you a marvel of language
but you’ve got to engage with the locals
if you want to order your lunch
III
Your eye is the best judge
but don’t be disheartened
if that pear looks like a plum
add a peach to the fruitbowl instead
IV
Picking a subject
taking a shot
if you’re not happy with your shot
there’s always the delete button
or perhaps you could edit it at home ?
V
Yellow tennis ball
perfect thing for practicing
reflex actions
catching out in the field
(The red cork ball – saved for match day)
A draft of idea
getting what you want on paper
without going into any great detail
the first bone of a skeleton
that forms over time
will it end up on the gallery wall ?
time will tell
but the recepticle by your right hand side
is ready to receive it should you change your mind
#Writeclub #Iceberg
Iceberg
In the watery depths – it waits
Cold hearted assassin
Engaging its prey
Boats don’t stand a chance…
Even when clad with mighty armour – They’re
Rounded up as they try to escape – and attacked,
Grounded – or Sunk
If wide eyed
Captains don’t open their
Eyes – the crew they work with will get a surprise
Being jostled by the giant of frozen ice
Engaging a giant ? the boat pays a price
Rocking the boat or bashing its hull
Gushing in seawater till the hull , it is full
Manchester, 26th April 2020
Sat in the tranquil scene
of the gardens off
Piccadilly
really – it hadn’t registered before
engaging in conversation in
the college refectory
the year we first met – like
yesterday
#Napowrimo #Gift
20th April 2020
A gift from the heart, that’s what it is
Really – the monetary value is – irrelevant
Time and care has gone into the creation
Specially made for you
Crafted colourfully and with great thought
Really great to look at, when its in front of the light
As the sun passes through each
Fixed piece of painted glass
Then casting up , down or straight ahead
Something the sun provides
In order to save their bosses some cash
the boys in charge of pruning
on the posh side of the road
gave the walkways arbors
really serious hair cuts
people were amused (or aghast)
as the trees they walked past
cautiously walking over in their shoes, pumps or boots
raised bricks caused by lumps of the trees roots.
#writephoto #memory
The hunter sat by the stones
looking at his creation
hewn into the tallest rock
a reminder that the dinosaurs
don’t just own the earth
but the air and the sea too
#fowc #epiphany
25th February 2020
Call it the start of something brilliant
the moment you saw the beam of light
not blinding – but starting – something
and something you just had to get onto a page
lines shapes and scribbles in bright neon colors
cast onto watercolor paper like an old master
pastels sprays and coloured ink
combine to create something – unique
and the use of eggshell ? That’ll get them talking
#Socs #Overtheedge
It’s not easy being a marble
they may say you’re made of hard stuff
but you still have a glass heart
and with artistic colours running through you
you can be a sensitive soul
cobbled together with your mates
as each players dobber tries to smash you
out of the safety of the chalk circle drawn on the tarmac
and gravity can be your worst nightmare
as you balance and wobble
on the un even surface
