The Inkwell
#fowc #octpowrimo #ahead
Amazing isn’t it ? No Looking Back on the open road
Heading for the horizon with the wind behind you
Except – look out for those hazards
A road trip might be great at speed – but you never see the
Drop down the hole that’s coming your way
#Writephoto #poised
Salford 6th September 2019
Perhaps it wasn’t such a great idea
Over your feet you fell
In pursuit of the
Scaly creature hiding in the cave
Everyone said it would catch you before it
Doyouthinkhesaurus ? most definately
Salford 2nd September
#promptuarium
the highwayman hid his ill gotten gains
in a shallow hole covered in bracken and thorn
where the thought no one would find it.
the highwayman was caught
and hung on a tree
his secret however … remained free
till one day after many years past
the highwaymans secret was uncovered at last
three workmen we’re digging laying pipes for gas
pearls diamonds and rubies uncovered by time
evidence of an old Edwardian crime
and while they cheer , and are running a muck
The ghost of the highwayman is cursing his luck
Could that be the tooth fairy
At your door ?
Very busy is she, and her friends
in the trade of teeth dropped out
the value of the ivory….increased over time, even if
yellow or off white, and donning a hole or two
Running through a rose garden
often ruins your clothes
Specially if you are wearing a woollen jumper
expect those knitted specialities to get
Snagged on a spike or two – creating a hole that’ll need to be patched
Alternate title – “An Ode to Roadworks”
A hole appeared from nowhere
the size of a cricket ball
Test match players denied
they sent a ball there
Some say the hole – has the power of atlas
as it halts mighty juggernauts
travelling down the main road
Supermarket shelves – lie barren
Lorry drivers watch in despair
as men from the ministry
stand with umbrellas, motionless in rain
waiting for the magic machine – to fill the hole
And as tailbacks form – the rain fills the hole
and drivers diverted to diversions of a teacup
a place to rest the wheels
halted by the hole
So drivers slow down
and come to a stop
as transport café sausage barms
for luncheon they pop.
Travel decisions secondary
whilst people stand like horse
more important decisions here
onions and brown sauce ?
