The Inkwell

Tag: Hole

  • Diversion

    #Road #Roadworks #Pavement I They turned up in the middle of the night and lifted up their paving slabs before lifting up the tarmac II Improvements to the daily journey the promises made III Signs of Improvement ? not forthcoming Big Red Signs lead away from the holes IV Short five minutes to the shopping […]

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    Nothing

    #writeclub #napowrimo #nothing A Writeclub Prompt C/o Louis Imagine a place where underfoot layer after layer there was only soot You’d dig for treasure Diamonds and Gold only to find yourself growing old for searching like crazy in apparent red mist the only thing found that seemed to persist was the movement of soot to […]

  • Hole with a view
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    Hole with a view

    #whatsinthepicture #photoprompt Golf can be a treacherous game walking out miles from the safety of the cosy clubhouse to the first tee journey rugged to a deceptive beauty ball carefully placed on the tee club measured for the perfect weight of shot but golfer beware for out on the windy cliff you may find your […]

  • Fissure
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    Fissure

    #Fowc #Fissure They drilled a small hole to get to the treasures hidden below The hole let in water and lava from below and the small hole it moved and began to grow and as lava met water it created steam creating a water funnel in the extreme and the lava it cooled filling the […]

  • Ahead

    Ahead

    #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

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    poised

    #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

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    Shallow hole

    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 […]

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    Cavity

    Cavity 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

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    Thorny

    Thorny 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

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    Hole in the Road

    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 I watch out of a window as vans pull up and men in orange overalls share a thermos – the first of many they’re guarding the hole Some […]