The Inkwell#Fowc #Utilize #Utilise
Sat in the hotel dining room
waiting for his bacon and eggs to be dished up
he works on an impromptu masterpiece
his models not as picky as usual
but they’re the stars of this pre-breakfast show
while the main act is getting ready
#Octpowrimo #animals #halloween
Halloween seems to have come early
the lights outside have dimmed
nothing around in the skies
but on terra firma hear dogs and cats cry
they scamper around for a way in
disturbing stray metallic food tins
they really dont like to give their owners a fright
but watch as they head for that security light
Perpetually found in a christmas pudding
luscious fruit sweet, with a stone in the middle
usually found in a jar in a jam or
made into a sauce and served with Dim Sum
#CYW #Pinksherbet
Someone should really have told you
how zingy that pudding really is
every day you headed for the ice cream cart
rounding on this raspberry combo
but your face – after the initial taste of the raspberries
engaged into full on scrunch mode as your
tongue took on the individual taste
A re-write of an old poem by inky
They’re coming en – masse
to a patch of green grass
on a mission
Flying overhead and
Fishing around the quayside bins
for that half eaten sandwich
or open sardine tin
From Ramsdens to the Royal Oak
They rendezvous round
some right royal pickings
And as the Canada geese look on
the feathers skip and hop
between passing pedestrians
in their summer regalia
They don’t mind – if its breakfast or tea
and when chased by the geese – off they flee
heading for new greens – they’re on to a winner
something really tasty for dinner
#metaphor
a piece wrote as a response to a photo….gave it a little character.
Down a vast array of items
in the great festive sale
sits a lowly tin of peaches
bashed from the morning jostle
its label a little worn
it sits on the shelf – alone
this tin was never – ever
going to win the contest
for most delightful
its fellow tins were taken
some hours ago
in the rush before closing
and there’s no one to see
but the Frosty sour cream
in the Fridge in Aisle C
Moments tin wishes
he was back in the plant
opportunities here – scant
So the tin waits
for morning to come
and awaits delivery mans hum
#CYW #Peach
Picked from the trees in the hills of Asia
each fruit furry to the touch
and juicy with every bite – just watch out for the stone in the middle
can be eaten on its own, or with custard or cream
hot out of the oven – its wonderful in a pie or a flan
Note to the reader – No one was harmed in the creation of this poem 🙂
It seemed that all was looking well
as the bride made her way down the aisle
and the vows were said with grace
the decorations made the hall look swell
As her bridesmaids escorted her in style to a hall,
where food of Heston Blumenthal ,
was served up in a most grand place
on silver platters Wall to Wall.
All seemed well, till after the dance
and the cooks brought in the wedding cake
the hotel located by a railway line
All would be well, you would thought the chance
as an express went past the floor began to shake
and tiers of the cake, began to fall
they saved three tiers – but what of the rest? was it fine?
ask the page boys under the table where it sat by the wall
#CYW #Outerspace
ever wandered why the aliens keep on landing on earth ?
seems there’s something special here you just cant get
tween Jupiter and Saturn on their burger buns
space dust from the crab nebula and
particles of planet dust doesn’t quite match
the taste you get from the special sauce on a terran burger
or a “fillet of fish”
maybe that’s why they keep making so many return visits!
#food #curry #pastie #FDDA
To some
its a heavenly dish
kept wrapped up in its pastry parcel
king of the curries (created by the british)
arm yourself though – the recipes vary
Made the same way of the days of empire
a meat is spiced in a number of spices and
rolled around in a sauce of tomatoes, spices and cream
some might say – its not spicy enough, but
as it was devised for those with a delicate pallette
lots of people enjoy it as a main meal or teatime snack
as its not as fiery as its madras or vindaloo cousins
