The Inkwell
#Socs #Day
lights lift on a saturday morning
over in another spot,
creative sportsmen were getting ready for a game
keepers having no distraction as up in the stands there’s no
direction from the fans
of course, they’ll be back
when they say its safe to do do, but for
now, they’ll have to make do with the recorded highlights
A reminiscence
Watching my first football game
Enchantment on Boxing Day
Seeing young charges, trying to
Outdo the achievements of players and Heroes past
Moving towards the opposition net and
Enjoying the home team score a goal
#fowc #strategy
school fun in the playground
taking time out from spelling and sums
rolling out your fleet of ships
as you mark them out on your eight by eight grid
then you guess where your pal has hidden his
each marking the
guesses with a cross where each vessel is
you’ll play this all day – or until the schoolbell rings for class
#Writeclub #poetry #Nursery #Playground #School
Note from Inky : I’ve used the english terms for the younger end of school here, i realise they might be different elsewhere!
In response to the write club prompt “I am the law”
Written in a moment of insomnia by inky.
The posse in the playground are all taking cover –
there’s a new sheriff in town
Rolling into the playground on his wheeled silver horse
he’ll take on the bad guys (and raiders of course)
new hat, new leathers and britches
he’ll sort out the wild west of this dry gulch school
They took out the last sheriff in a high stakes duel
he landed on his bottom in the paddling pool!
And covered in sticky and given a fright
his deputies were in soapy suds for most of the night
The bandits they raided the tuck shop and all
till the leader of the playground sent out a call
Dressed in his boots and his one gallon hat
he yelled “i’m the sheriff!” and that was that
Water cascaded from east to the west
and the soaked bandits gave up to the sheriff that was best.
So to supersoakers in playground there’s a new kid in town
armed with his water pistols he’ll take them all down.
Post Note: When all of this happened teachers were in a muddle
on a bright shiny day the playground was a puddle!
#Civilization
They give you a plot of land
and a pot of cash to spend
your dreams of a marvellous city
grow without end
Tents and huts become cottages
with fields of wheat and cows
technology gets developed
as you read and learn and browse
Advisors give you the knowledge
what to build and who to hire
and keep your island safe
from collapses and of fire
And as you reach the finish line
you’ve almost done the race
completing an ultimate goal
a city grown in space
#fowc #tag
#FOWC #Shake
Sailing through the air, go the dice
Hitting the table hard
A chance you get a double six ?
King of wishful thinking
Everyone knows those odds are long
Someone’s setting pulses racing
Hearts all a flutter
As the fruit and icecream
Keep pulsing and turning in the blender
Entry into the glass – moments away
The Inkwell