Salford 16th December 2018
Morning after the night before
The scene….reminiscent of a burglar
Objects festooned across living room and kitchen
But there’s not a window smashed
Or door broken
Instead, two happy little faces are found
Among brightly coloured carnage
Playing with the toys
That Santa has left behind for them
Salford, 16th November 2018
Sat in the dental chair
With a little bit of trepidation
Each square ivory, wiggled, scraped, and prodded
As the dentist checked for excavation
Reaction to the prodding….censored
It’s not as if they could see the hole or
Nerve they hit
Got to admit, you could hear the cry from beyond the surgery
The aviators are circling
Preparing for their next great journey
It was great the past few weeks
In the warmth of a summer sun
But now they’re circling
The skies again
Getting ready to head off
To a place where it’s a little bit warmer
The cats and dogs smile at the sight
As the feathered friends flock, and prepare to take flight
Sometimes my mind goes wondering
Bright shiny things distract it
And it goes off on a wonder
It’s like a little puppy dog 🐶
And like every small animal
Dog cat or bird…it needs training
So I do my best, to keep its eye
Instead of letting it fly high in the sky
Breaking tasks into manageable things
Before it wonders off and spreads its wings
Rhodes, 18th October 2018
Watched with intent
As Mediterranean blue
Mixed with Aegean aqua
Travelling over waves
As crabs met tentacles
Admiring the land lubbers
Shellfish communicate with conch
The shows about to start
As hermit crabs scuttle towards the bigger fish
In an instant they appear
Waving a fin or a tentacle
In the greenest of blues
Catch of the day
Passes along the hull
To say hello and goodbye
1st November 2018
Somewhere out in the northern skies
There’s a little blue man
Aiming to communicate…he’s
Really far away, but
Sends you a signal from off in the distance
#octpowrimo #hidden #dragons
the mighty dragons didn’t disappear,
reality is…they took a different form
each knight giving up their quest of vanquish as
every dragon decided to rest among the greens
Seen hiding in the forests, or swimming in the depths
Rhodes, via Manchester 17th October
#octpowrimo #holidays #greece
Zoomed off down the Aegean
To grab the last rays of European sun
Azure blue seas and light blue skies
My case so excited
It went for a wonder
On the carousel for all of fifteen minutes
Whilst bear has a new thinking spot
With full view of some wonderful scenery
#octpowrimo #nature
Salford, 11th October 2018
It’s hard for a seed
To grow up in the big city
As it flies from its mum
And falls to the floor
Drifting in the wind
If lucky, it will land
Onto soft warm soil
But usually, it finds concrete
So it sleeps , and it grows
Fed by the rain
While it finds its own way
Through the sand and the drains
Popping up for sunshine
To the world saying hello
Don’t pull it from the pavement
For a bit, let it grow.
Here’s Another poem on a tree seed Helicopters, feel free to take a look and comment
The water moves on
Through the open mouth
Of the mountain cave
As the water drips
And occasionally drops
On the rocks it stops
Adrift from the rain
Now clinging to the rock
Dragons canines shine
Little creatures cling
To the old mighty dragon
Safety in numbers
As moonlight shines on
Each pearly white, the minerals
Hold on for dear life
