Octpowrimo, 29th October 2018
Signs that winter is on its way
Quite inquisitive fellow made his way across the garden fence
Under the fir trees and around the hyacinths
In search, of something
Round , red brown, and tasty to
Restock his larder for winter
Every now and then looking around, protecting his hide
Looking for morsels in every inch of the garden
#octpowrimo
winters calling,
in some ways, the mercury retreating was
notably a sign from the thermometer
travelling swiftly toward the bulb
even the food has changed from salads to
roasts and shepherds pie
#fuschias
Red rose
Fruit salad
Fruit
#daffodils
Salford 26th September
What happens early morning…when someone’s been generous with the birdseed!
It begins quietly enough,
the graceful movement of flapping wings
stopping at an observation point
whilst they check out the opposition
The seed scatters , bouncing on the tarmac
and feathered friends, in an instant
become mortal enemies – as they nip and scratch and barge
to enable the best pickings
Noises increase from roof to tree
and Mums and dads say whats for tea
the little ones sit and wait
for something to fall on their dinner plate
Resident cats look from a distance
as the birds scrap on
unaware of
the dangers ahead
And with one sight of fur
feathers fly in a blur
as they think its best
to return to the nest
Salford 14th September
#Promptuarium #Crabs
A poem for the above picture prompt provided by the promptuarium
Thrown headlong into the fisherman’s basket
the captured crabs jostle about
no ambition to end up as five star dining,
served up by a celebrity chef
so they climb on top of one another
creating a ladder to escape to the blue
with their crafty claws
scurring sideways and overboard
instead of ending cooked and on serving board
Salford, 8th September 2018
Saturday morning, and I’m pondering the next shade of colour in fees fun foto challenge
lime green
now you say lime green to me, and my artistic thoughts go directly to the fruit bowl
But limes nowadays seem much darker in tone than what I’d normally associate them with….you would have to split them open to get the colour you were looking for
But a quick scan of the kitchen cupboards soon reveals this light green colour. In a packet of custard, or perhaps pasta or even strawberry jelly (strange but true). For the doubters it’s the one in the green packet…
lime jelly ? An acquired taste.
and outside in the garden, the trees have more of a lime green colour to them than the actual shade of a dark green lime
look again… and the outside of the lime is hiding in plain sight…
Tuesday 4th September 2018
#Food
a foodie acrostic, by inky
Carefully crafted by cooks of the highest order
A combination of the finest root vegetables , stock and seasoning
Rotating slowly in a silver pan until the
Root veg is just right, you can eat it as it is
Or stick a blender in the pan to make it nice and smooth
To pour into a serving turrine
18th August 2018
#chocolate
They’re the bits of your favourite chocolate bars
that didn’t quite make it past quality control
chocolate covered clumped raisins
meet up with lumps of honeycomb
and those dolly mixtures, that shot past the bag
but didn’t hit the factory floor
producing a chocolate surprise – white or brown
sold in bags in each and every town
no search for perfection here – its sold at cost price
but kids they go for it – it tastes just as nice!
Salford 17th August 2018
#Cake #Marzipan #Sweet #Battenburg #Sponge #Pudding #Jam
Built like
a sponge colossus
to many – a
teatime snack to
enjoy just after your chops and vegetables
now how much you have is down to you
but then again – its a question of how much sponge
unless of course, you don’t like Marzipan
reactions to this cake – understandable
“great! can we have one more slice please ?”
#Food #Hamburger #Poetry
Salford,13th August 2018
You’re left with a dilemma
as you demolish your Quarter Pounder with Cheese
what was it – in the burger – or the sauce that
made your mouth drool at the sight of it?
They don’t call it a special sauce for nothing
As you retrieve the gherkin slice for the umpteenth time
Seasonings form a list in your head – everything from
Tomato and Onion to Mustard, salt and vinegar, and
Yet, although it makes your tastebuds go – identifying it is a mystery
