The InkwellManchester, 17th June 2020
#Fowc #Avarice
Although it might seem a great idea at the time,
Vexed questions of how you spend your money abound
As instead of sharing your good fortune,
Reactions to those around you cant be called charitable
In fact, they’re reminiscent of a Dickens character
Christmas can’t come fast enough for you,
Expect a haunting or two come Christmas Eve
Salford 18th March 2020
#Shopping #Life #Onelinerwednesdays
They’ve taken all the bread again Mum!!!!
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I couldn’t call it a panic
but they’re filling up the trolley’s
stocking up the basics
and acting like they’re Wallies
It’s like its christmas run-up
but we’re only half way through lent
picking up “essentials”
in tins all bashed and bent
The stores insist on rationing
the soap and rolls for the loo
and toothpaste and soap are increased
so you dont buy what you normally do
Security’s breaking up ruckus
as there’s a fight for the bread in the aisles
and they’re scrambling for stuff in the freezer
with some skidding down the tiles
#SoCS #Scrooge
So looking back, How was your Christmas ?
Counting the savings from making the kids wait till Boxing day for their treat
Roast Chicken and less vegetables than usual
Of course, you can defend yourself by saying you’re “Economical” – but
Oranges are meant to be eaten, they’re not just a table decoration.
Got to admit, the mittens you wrapped up might be useful but
Expectation well exceeded reality
#Fowc #Scary
Some might say your
Common garden horror flick at Halloween is enough to
Accelerate your heart beat – but
Really, it’s after the festivities of Christmas and New Year
You’ll really scream out – stay off the scales!
They celebrated a new decade with a bit of a bang
in the air rose the golden streamers
new year arriving as they lit up the midnight sky
sensational colours illuminating the city
everyone watching as the clock sounded and they
lit up the sky as colourful as a Christmas tree
Salford, 28th December 2019
#Birds #2019 #Christmas
A couple of days into the Christmas season
I thought the birds had all gone somewhere sunny
I would have joined them (if I had the money)
but who should arrive on a Saturday morn
feathers all winded, ruffled and torn ???
Sat on the nest resting on the drain
covered by leaves , protected from the rain
snoozing away without any fear
happy to stay there – until next year!
#fowc #food #christmas #leftovers
Salford, 26th December 2019
By the time the pans were in the sink
undertakings of the Christmas leftovers were being sorted out
bird of the day stripped down to its carcass and
boxed up – and placed in the refridgerator
like the vegetables left behind from the feast
everyone knew what was for tomorrows dinner
Sizzle – went the pan – as meat and vegetables combined
quickly in motion with the aid of a bit of oil and butter
unlike the meal before it – this had a flavour all of its own
encompassing all its ingredients and perhaps one or two more
as the smell of the concoction – drifted on the cold winter air – leaving the
kitchen and wafting under the noses of everyone nearby
27th December 2019
#fowc #tape
the process of wrapping Christmas presents can be stressful
as its like a strategic campaign trying to get the paper right –
prising adhesive tape off your fingers – and then – losing the
end – as you find yourself trying to find the end…..
Christmas is almost here
As they lit the third candle on the advent wreath
Nativity plays are being practiced
Down in school halls up and down the land as
Lit number of candles is three
Excitement is building – the lords almost here!
Second day of the Christmas Countdown
everyone knows , that soon this drum major will be
rapping out a tune on his drum – for
gooey chocolate cookies might be guarded by him
expecting little ones to go on a hunt
not knowing where the treasure is hiding
that’s something – the dear major is keeping under his hat
