Tag: Engine
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In this City
#writeclub #napowrimo They built a place by a running stream Technology basic but builders keen It was the beginning of the city Basic wells grew in size to the chieftains surprise and mud and straw to create huts were changed for stone – hewn and cut Houses needed food so they built some farms and […]
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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 […]
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Morning Battle
#Morning #Battle #writeclub Head stuck under the pillow Feet reaching for the floor Toes feeling the cold tingle of wood floor and making a retreat for the duvet Rumble of morning traffic passing by the close by road engaged in a battle to reach their destination Formula 1 – but without the engine Perhaps it […]
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Engine
Salford, 6th April 2020 #fowc #engine Every mechanic knows – it’s Not the wheels , but the engine that Get’s a driver from A to B It’s truly – the heart of any transport Naval, bus, car or motor bike Exception – if you’re reliant on foot or pedal power
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Carriage
#fowc #carriage Sat by the platform it waits for the sign as gentlemen and ladies alike now make their way to their furnished cabins a wonderful journey to places wonderful lakes mountains and streams – but they have to wait for the flag
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Track
#Fowc #Track Sunday 14th April Two lines of sturdy steel Rolling down the road, from point a to point b A thing for the engine to be able to travel Connecting people and places across this isle Keeping people moving
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A Busman’s Holiday – In Cosford
#DiscoverWP Shared journeys Old Trafford, Manchester , 5th August Time : Zero Nine Hundred Hours. Location : Imperial War Museum North, Old Trafford, Manchester Destination : RAF Museum, Cosford, Shropshire Having done the Great Orme (see here) Bill Nigel and me meet up for a trip to the Royal Air Force Museum in Cosford, Shropshire. Travelling down […]
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The Train Set
The train was never late, not in our town. Track fixed on a surface, brown. Two lines with sidings and stations along the way Three clockwork engines with wagons to play Going down two tracks from east to the west passing through bridges built by the best And Engine made sound, like the locos of […]
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Little Ol’ Red
Little Old Red is resting, he’s done its best. When the world was at war, and bombs fell to the floor These crafty bombs made fire over concrete and grass so firecrews met round him to work they’d amass. Putting out fires and protecting from damage, A meal th’crew would eat was the most they […]
The Inkwell 