The Inkwell#CYW #Melon
Maybe its me – but I always
expected the colour of a melon would be darker than the one
like you find in your box of crayons – its innards more red than pink
of course, buy a honeydew it’s as yellow as the sun
nice sliced up – they’re sweet regardless of which one you choose
#Animal #Acrostic #Poetry #Writeclub
Salford, 15th June 2020
Chocolate munching reptile
having a field day in the house he is!
arriving on a mission – to empty larder cupboards –
munching on oranges, strawberries and lemons
even limes take his sweet tooth to 7th Heaven
Lemon sorbet’s and Chocolate cake can’t
escape his grasp
of course – it would be easier if you can see him – it’s
not that easy when he’s disappeared into the woodwork
A tale of Growing up, by inky.
The fruit fell lightly from the branch
to underneath the tree
my little nephew picked them up
and asked a question of me
“Uncle, i know pears are ready to eat
when they’ve fallen from the tree
but why do we call them pairs ?
when there’s clearly three ?”
#CYW #GrannysmithApple
Grown out on a fine fruit tree
really sweet taste
expectations – nice in a pie or strudel
enveloped in a parcel of filo with raisins and sultanas or
newly pressed in a juice or in a cider
Salford 24th April 2020
#Napowrimo #Napowrimo.net #Banana #Fruit
An acrostic on one of my favourite fruits
These wonderful fruits – start off green
as they make their long journey to my fruit bowl
kept in cold storage and delivered by boat
exiting one set of islands for another and
navigating their way to the nearest store
The secret is to make sure, the fruit
ripens at the right time
as although its very sweet to eat – its
not appealing to young eyes if they’ve turned more than yellow
so into the frosty vans they travel
paying attention to the temperature
only when the time is right will they
reappear on the shop front
to be bought by the customer
excitable little minds asking
dad or mum to put them in the shopping basket
ending up tween two slices of wholemeal or
accompanied by some nice vanilla ice cream
there’s many ways a banana can be enjoyed
even cooked in a pan and served up with a
nicely made butterscotch sauce
#Coloryourworld #Cyw #Laserlemon
Whatever you do
be careful with that zingy coloured fruit
as you carve through the peel for its zest
it’ll come back at you as fast as lightning
blink – and you’ll miss it as it flies headlong toward your eye
it’s a flavour that’ll make your tongue sing
and bring a tang to any fruit pie
but watch out – its a fruit that’ll fight back!
#CYW #Jazzberryjam
Jump and jive
as the berries do their thing
zipping around
zestily with the sugar
becoming an exceptional spread
expect to find in jam butties up and down the land
revelling in the same place as the
raspberries and strawberries – tween two pieces of bread
yipping and zipping a taste around as you eat
#Napowrimo #Inthefridge
Salford. 8th April 2020
A tale of an ice cube in Summer, by Inky
An ice cube took a holiday
from the freezer he was in
took a trip to warmer times
enjoying with a grin
He sat on a place by some fruit
just by the processed meat
and began to drip on his saucer
staying together – a bit of a feat
Avoiding the butter and onions
he waited in his pool
dripping away in the fridge
while others thought it cool
but then oh what a great big show,
as into a jug he did go
joining the fruit and ice cubes in the pool
keeping the humans lovely and cool
There’s something about your shade
you could be a fresh lemon, or a zesty lime on the canvas
the artist just can’t decide,
for the fruit in the bowl can be your colour while it ripens up
turning yellow or green when its ready for eating
#Fowc #Combine
I. Baking
Take your favourite root vegetable
add it with some fat, flour, and a sugar for sweetness
put some additional berries or nuts
stir in, and stick in the oven
when ready – retrieve – cut up
and enjoy
II. Art
Trying to get the colour of
flowers in the garden
isn’t that hard
dropping some red with blue, or blue with yellow,
produces some lovely colour for those blackberries
you’re capturing in that pot
III. Chemistry
Creating new substances from items in the lab
has to be done with care
elements coming together in glass beakers
make colourful mixes , sometimes with
intense reactions –
so it makes sense to use a bit of forward planning
take care with those acids and alkalis and look out at
reactions – don’t forget your gloves and goggles
you’ll be grateful you wore them if the mixes turn violent
IV. Crops
pointing headwards in the sky
threshed and processed for the best yield
then sent to the mill to meet the stones
crushing them down for bread flour
or maybe even cornflakes
