The Inkwell
#SocS #Day #Rain
Rainy Days ?
They happen more than less at my home town
thing is people casually forget
the city and county i live in – has a number of rivers and canals
when the sun comes out this causes evaporation
and occasionally formation of the odd cloud or two
yes, they tend to drop when they’re not wanted
but the stuff that falls keep the wells and reservoirs full
and when the time is right, putting a pair of
bright red wellies on and splashing in the puddles
is great fun.
#Bridge #Writephoto
They dug a channel
so the goods could get
to the shops quicker
It filled with water
Really Fast
as it was joined up to the sea
The locals weren’t happy
for they couldnt get to their chums
on the other side of the water
Boatmen acting like pirates
put off the bosses
building a ferry landing
so two towers either side
were built by canal men with pride
and the locals were not at all cross
as they had something they could walk across
#napowrimo #chinesenewyear
They landed while everyone slept
Now floating majestically on
The banks of the canal
Awoken by the sound
Of a mighty drum
Cutting swiftly through water
In a race to the finish
Oars moving as one
As dragons race head to head
For the glory of the win
And water makes waves
As mighty dragons make way
On a path to the prize
#CYW #RadicalRed
You could call the mural – sensational
most definately original
a throwback to the days of Orwell and the Wigan Pier
Modern day politicos and trendsetters
Painted on a canalside wall
More Lenin than Liverpool
and while the decorators decide what to do with it
the artist has achieved his aims
people are talking – over a splash of red
A re-write of an old poem by inky
They’re coming en – masse
to a patch of green grass
on a mission
Flying overhead and
Fishing around the quayside bins
for that half eaten sandwich
or open sardine tin
From Ramsdens to the Royal Oak
They rendezvous round
some right royal pickings
And as the Canada geese look on
the feathers skip and hop
between passing pedestrians
in their summer regalia
They don’t mind – if its breakfast or tea
and when chased by the geese – off they flee
heading for new greens – they’re on to a winner
something really tasty for dinner
“A picture paints a thousand words”
#wordlesswednesday
As its the start of winter, at the toolshed (home of the inkwell)
A piece of artwork on seasonal migration….some of the birds have flown south
The ducks, geese and swans (as usual) have decided to stay by the canal basin
(Attracted no doubt by the free feed cast across the centenary walkway ! 🙂 )
Poem 2 of the word art project – If there’s a topic you would like me to cover – drop me a line on here THANKS!
#poetry #salford #docks #geese #swans #ducks #breakfast
What attracts our feathered friends
to the dock on a sunday morning
you would think they’d be happy
simply swimming over the surface
of the calm waters of the canal
Could it be the man from the council
Spreading sensational delights
on their favourite meeting spot ?
Salford, 1st October 2019
Persons three, go off
venturing the mad waters
of Salfords dockland
Paddles cut movements
through deep canal water
making large ripples
Safety in numbers
all wearing their lifejackets
should their boat capsize
“Move the Camera”
Its funny how a couple of steps, or a turn of the body can change the view of what you are capturing.
I was stood by the pontoon of the watersports centre on Salford Quays, when the Canada Geese came up the centenary walkway for their elevenses.
In they came one after the other, heading for a grassy spot by the pontoon where a water bailiff had generously left some bird food across it. They all ate like royalty, and then waddled back down the walkway to the watersports centre, where they hopped in and out of the canal basins
The Inkwell