Salford, 21st December 2018
Melanie looked at the living room carpet
Enveloped by four soggy footprints
Local law enforcement scoured the area, but
Terrible thing was … they couldn’t find the culprits
Even the footprints outside could be found , it’s like they
Disappeared in the snow ❄️
The tide is coming in
its wiping out the deftly deposited footprints
down shore
enveloping them in sea water
The tide is coming in
its tempting little toes
daintily dancing down the sand to
enter its cool waters
The Tide is coming in
its cartwheeling shells in its waves and
depositing them on the
edge of the dry bit of the beach
Sinking each of your feet
into warm wet sand
lets mum and dad know
exactly where your little feet
are heading
Occasionally, two pairs of feet
Turn into one pair
as a little one ascends
into the blue for
Piggybacks
Salford (Via Llandudno), 14th June 2017
Four sets of feet walking in line on the beach
As you follow the line of footprints
Patterns begin to emerge
as footprints snake from east to west
smaller feet seemingly running rings around the big ones
but as we reach the end of the walk
these little feet disappear
washed away by northern water ? – No!
on their way to Fish and Chips
a little one has had his pips
his battery – is a little whacked
so Grandad has given him a piggyback.
In response to the prompt
Falling snow, covers the ground
Over hills and more – wind is only sound
On a patch of land – some Y shaped feet
Towards a pond coming down the street
Perhaps they’re on a hunt for some food
Rallying in number – Not being rude
In parallel cyclists head through the snow
Navigating the way to the warmth the go
Towards the house leaving trails with glee
Some little feet – my nephews, heading home for tea!
