The Inkwell
#writephoto #bones #dinosaur
The box simply read “unknown”
Bits of various dug up bone
Parts of the prehistoric puzzle
that didn’t match up with
triceratops or stegosaurus’s jigsaw
samples taken – no definitive answer
so they took a rest – in cotton wool
while the t-rex and others sat under starlight
questions remained
as professors hunted for clues
but where would they start – and what would they do
was this a relative of a creature running free?
or parts of a dinosaur – a T-Rex had for Tea?
#Octpowrimo #puzzle #challenge #Day21
Jump for joy
Its that day, the one where you
Get to finally finish that puzzle
Some say the picture was too complex but
As you took your time
Wait was finally worth it – as the final piece went in
#writeclub #lostitems
I’m sure there’s a spot in the house they go
these objects that move without life to and fro
Now wallets and keys – don’t have legs – so i’m told
so they must have wings – an idea i’ve been sold
Allen keys switching spots with their brother
moving from one place to another
Door keys moving from their usual place
Floating through air , dancing with grace
playing with the other stuff that does disappear
and then landing in a new spot with no fear
Piggybanks trotting away in the night
taking the pennies – that shine in moonlight
and re-appearing in the house – with complete glee
underneath a potplant or bonsai tree
but then they’ll trot off – on another little wonder
and you’ll be searching again where’ve they gone ? you will ponder…..
trotting back up the hallway stairs
and having conversations with some old teddy bears
#writeclub #Dinosaur #Toomanybones
The Professors and the Doctors
shook their heads
as they watched the students
with their problem
They had been on the dig
for a number of weeks
measuring bones and
giving them tweaks
And putting them together
leg “a” to foot ‘b”
to show off their theories
as part of their degree
But now there’s a problem
in the jewel – there’s some grit
at least one of the bones
in the skeleton doesn’t fit
so they’ve put all the bones
that don’t fit in a pile
this second skeleton –
just might take a while
Manchester Museum, 1st March 2021
It’s not easy being king of the dinos
you’re buried under the land
for what seems like ages
and kept away from the sun
so you take a bit of a nap
all of a sudden, something with teeth like yours
is uncovering you, in the cold
and they’re using your bones like a jigsaw puzzle
all put together in a grand place of learning
the other dinos around in the space dont say very much
but the descendants of the cavemen are all pointing their magic boxes at you
so you pose and you smile at the little uns below
as you give them a grin
#SoCs #Nails
The pieces of the plane
snapped together quite remarkably
from propeller to wing to cockpit
it’s parts have kept together
locked in tight – no need for a hammer or nails
superglue ? redundant
it would take some serious force
for it (or any of it’s fellow squadron)
to lose their wings
though there is a case
gravity may play a hand
#Fowc #top
There’s a reason why they put this label on boxes
Of course, you know why this is – so that when you open it
Pieces of the puzzle (the table you bought) – don’t get lost
#Sliced #Glitch
Satellite imagery is wonderful technology
Landing pictures on our telly screens from far far away
Interference from Meteors, Asteroids (or even a Martian or two)
Can make the snap from the satellite look not as
Exact as you would have expected it
Directors playing jigsaw puzzles before putting it on screen
the elaborate jigsaw
lies strewn on the floor
of the coffee house
jagged shards of porcelain
cast out in a circular pattern
across the marble floor
perhaps the barista
should have taken note
of the temperature of
the coffee machine
For years now, people have been
ranting over the amount of packaging an item is wrapped in.
a thing they need to consider is where it’s
going to. There’s a lot of movement in a delivery van, and
if the owners don’t want their precious vases turned into a jigsaw puzzle
lifting the cargo will take a little bit of t.l,c.
equally, it will remind the removals team not to use them as a rugby ball
The Inkwell