Plant in a bottle

#Napowrimo #Nature #Writeclub Grown from a seed and given room to play the small plant is growing up tall teachers check daily and give it a feed watered by the schoolchildren as part of their day and sitting by a window where the sun shines bright they wonder to give the gardener a call to …

Challenge 30 – No6

“A Snails eye view’ #photography #closeup #abstract “You are a noisy mollusc….” Dougal the Dog to Brian the Snail – Magic Roundabout This was a toughie when working on #challenge30, I mean – how do you get a snails eye view ? You would have to be a snail wouldn’t you? I let my imaginary snail loose around the house – …

Message in a bottle – 2

Salford, 21st July 2017 Remember that piece I wrote about the message washed up in a bottle ?  I’ve given it a little thought and wrote what might have been on that rolled up paper!   Sat, as I am on this deserted isle I’m sending this message to make someone smile Being stuck on …

Message in a bottle

Bottle The green glass container landed with a bump on the sands The sea, tired of its presence   No fine wine or olive oil here but something more precious a message for someone special   Sent in hope than anticipation dropped into blue waters floating off towards land   Time remains – and Questions …

Bottle

Bottle Behind every cordial known to kids On the Supermarket shelf The humble glass bottle – A marvel of invention Take it off the shelf – consume the fruity contents – and return as soon as possible Lots of kids lined up outside the newsagents Expecting a shiny silver coin for “Takin’ the bockles back”

Reminiscence of a Muse

  They say poetry can sometimes come from tragedy A Silver winning poem by me from the pages of Allpoetry.com The poet picked up the photo from the floor it left an impression Pressed down in the ground by an empty bottle of Merlot encased in finest green Work of perfection, destroyed in a moment by …