The Inkwell#Fowc #Carouse
Thursday 19th March 2020
Carrying on like they were in nirvana
Alert – the bouncers on the door
Rowdy – you’d call their behaviour – as they left the
On-licence publican’s for a place a little bit incognito
Under each of the revellers arms
Something rich, and red and alcoholic to go with their meal
Expect some fun and games at the Bring your own bistro
The noble fish sat on my plate
hadn’t had a battering
it had been enjoying a bath like Cleopatra
getting all warm and tasty
Upon leaving the path it was
wrapped up in a coat of green
to enhance its wonderful flavour
and rested on a bed of buttery potato
And while it lay there in on the plate
lying in its luxury
a cohort of peas stood on a potato ridge
to keep it safe from wondering eyes
But alas all were devoured
in the haze of white and green
grappled apart by trident and sword
by the chef and his guests
Salford 15th February 2020
#Fowc #Debate
During the week, it was the hot topic of conversation
Election ? Europe ? no! none of these
But a culinary conundrum – which sandwich was better
A choice of Sausage, Egg, Bacon, or Cheese
The favourite – an obvious choice – but
Everyone wants their own bite of the butty!
Salford 3rd February 2020
#food #acrostic #spaghetti #bolognaise
Sent headlong into the boiling water
Pasta long and thin took a bit of a hot bath
As it did, the concoction it was being served with
Gradually came together, as minced beef met up in a
Hot tomato jacuzzi with onion , carrot and mushroom
Eventually,
Turned out onto plates and sauce and pasta
Twirled together round a trident aided by a spoon
Italian cuisine turned out on Mancunian plates
#Socs #Choices
Choices you make, can form you later on down the line
How you make them is down to you
Of course, there are many paths to travel, to where you want to go
It’s a decision you have to make…..
Cold or Hot, Coast – Countryside – or City
Even eating, can give you pause for thought
Should you have golden syrup or chocolate sauce on your pancakes ?
Glutton for punishment ?
Of course, you could call him that.
Useful to have at any
Restaurant table, he’s the
Main Man on the subject of what to eat
And what to shy away from
Note – however, the expanding waistline
Drop one day – he will
rushing about these modern days doesn’t do you good,
until you stop, you won’t notice the harm you do to yourself
stuffing convenience food down whilst doing a hundred other things
heart burn is surely on the way…so take it easy
Harry Ramsdens, Old Trafford, Manchester
one saturday afternoon in May
mum and dad are down at little sisters – so here i am
eating a plate of cod and chips in the sunlight of a Manchester Summer
Haddock cant beat this combination
over the fish the tartar sauce goes
my tastebuds going wild for the tang
expectations going haywire
Hey – there was something there – unexpected
out of that lemony zing – a salty blast
maybe its being by the canalside – but then
even the restaurant cat knows – chef has added capers to his sauce
#coloryourworld #cyw #olive-green
hanging delicately from your branches
in a cast of thousands
your colour casts Down on white chalky soil
as you soak up the rays from the Mediterranean sun
what you hold is prized up and down the land
by the farmer, the chef and the food fan
as you paint the town green
under azure blue skies.
Salford Quays and Manchester Piccadilly, 25th June 2010
The wheels of the tram roll in as
the sun descends over Ontario Basin
The moon sits proudly in a northern sky
shining on the remains of a fallen earth
Moonlight casts its light like a net
over water, concrete and glass
rainbow lights flicker on the waters edge
as glitterballs twinkle
Music played from off afar
buskers collect tips in their hats and jars
sirens cut the peace as peacemakers go cross the town
and cleaning crew vehicles cover the ground
And maidens of the day
make their way in the coloured light
as moon shines brightly
and stars guide through the night
The final buses are making their way
no more time to go and play
so its drinking a beverage in the late night caff
talking with mates and having a laugh.
