A reminiscence
Watching my first football game
Enchantment on Boxing Day
Seeing young charges, trying to
Outdo the achievements of players and Heroes past
Moving towards the opposition net and
Enjoying the home team score a goal
Fulfilling a dream
Tag Archives: Christmas
Back to Normal
#Christmas
The twelth day of christmas is almost here
The decorations waiting to be put back in the box
Till the sound of sleigh bells in December
Resolutions made
Plans prepared
and the room looks like the elves had never visited
meanwhile the evergreens head for the sky
waiting for the springtime trim
and the return of their feathered friends
They say its still Christmas
there’s six weeks or so till lent
but i’m not wishing the season away
the winters not been spent
Happy thoughts
Salford, 20th December
#Writeclub
A piece from write club (it may be the third of Jan – but thats when i wrote it)
The clockwork machine stopped working
Its stylus stopped writing on the paper
As ideas rose in the air like a hot air balloon
The engine wheels moving by minature mice
The cogs grinding away to keep the processes working
As cold air filled the room, frosty particle clung to every crevice and corner
holding each thought icily in its grasp
Signs thought the mice – somethings happening
which made the clockwork machine chime away
happy as can be – Santa’s landed on the office roof!
New Year, New Day
The first post of 2021.
I
The hour past
The bells chimed
One year confined to the history books
One year to look forward to
II
Late Nights
Laced with wine, food, drinking and song
Leads to a long nap under the duvet
Lying in on the downward strait to twelth night
III
Promises made – Resolutions
in changing and interesting times
enjoying a feast at the first day of the year, while
some prepare, to head out for bargains
Taking five
#FFFC #Christmas #Gingerbread
He escaped the initial onslaught of christmas day
Hiding in plain sight whilst watching the fondant animals
get chomped by all and sundry
now lying in marshmallow luxury
in his grand gingerbread palace
his life clock – short, much like himself
but he’ll enjoy his time till the hot chocolate gets brewed.
Box
#Socs #Box
So,
as you raided the tree
navigating all the pressies to get to your own, did you
take care to check the big red box
at the side of the tree ?
Pleasant surprise
resides inside for you
even the family dog wants you to
see what’s inside
except – though its from santa – theres
no name on the tag….
though theres a pressie everyone will enjoy.
Stollen
Something seasonal served
traditionally in the festive time
of the twelve days of christmas
like mince pies – they’re filled with fruit, but
like christmas cake – there’s a layer of marzipan in
every icing sugared slice
naughty or nice ? a treat after the christmas dinner
Reflection
#fffc
The Christmas tree lights twinkled
as the girl stared under the tree
bright shiny gifts propped around the base
like supporting stones
expectations fulfilled ? perhaps – but
there was always something that
santa didn’t deliver – leaving an air of disappointment
The Lancashire Elf
The Lancashire Elf
A Christmas Tale for readers of the Inkwell
Happy Christmas Everybody! Inky.
Up there in Lapland,
where its Christmas all day
a strange kind of elf,
has decided to play
Santa’s perplexed, as he’s really quite tall
but the other elves round him are having a ball!
When reaching up high, they call for his aid,
and putting toys on high shelves, he’s made the grade
He’s good for woodturning and chopping down wood
and making new toys ? He’s really quite good.
foreman found him in th’forest – and he said he’s for hire
– he comes from a forest – called “Lanky – Shire”
The other elves love him, they think that he’s grand
as their big pal “lanky” gives everyone a hand
and its not just toymaking skills that he’s got
he’s cooking up dinner – he calls it “Hotpot”
And come Christmas eve when the elves they do pack,
“lanky” is there to fill Santa Claus’s sack
This great big elf, makes every kid smile
as he helps dear old Santa go the extra mile
Red
#CYW #Red
I
At one end of the spectrum
warm and inviting, and sometimes hot
when looked at in places
warnings about
when you have to be aware
II
Rich ripe fruit
signal to the gardener
I’m ready to be picked
making their way
into pastries and puddings
or in some cases salads soups and stews
III
Hardly Missed
the first of the primaries
sticking out in the crowd
you couldn’t miss them
highlighting emotion
or even mistakes
IV
Moving at speed
Hard to miss
as it moves through traffic
to save a life
V
Jolly Man with a white beard
sends festive greetings to one and all
with gifts left under the decorated tree
to be opened on the morning
now, have you been naughty or nice ?
