The Inkwell#acrostic #lockdown
Magpies are having a field day
as the neighbourhood still sleeps
nipping on and off the rooftiles while
cats on the ground they creep
household activity – minimum
everyone’s taken to bed, for
somebody said there’s a lockdown, so
they’ve decided to rest their heads
even the stadiums are empty – no fans to follow the score
reality needs them return now – so the teams can hear them roar
#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
#Socs #Wordnotfound
You would think , after years of primary, secondary and even tertiary education
There wouldn’t be a time when i’d need to check my spelling
Then again – the English language is full of wonderous words – and although the grand academics might not like this , some of them have been happily poached from our friends and neighbours across the English Channel.
Some have been invented and Some words and terms have been put in there simply because they’re used in common parlance
Howzat then ? because someone’s asked for a thingummy-bob to fix a watchamicallit as part of a job.
Normally Translated – A Spanner or wrench to fix a nut or a bolt, or an allen key to screw together two bits of wood with those magic screws – you know the ones – Hexagonal holes in the head of the screw
and as words keep on being added – the pages of the dictionary get bigger… And don’t think the computer can keep up – for poor old Hex has to have his Lexicon updated (sometimes daily) to keep up.
The true test ? getting listed in the OSW – Official Scrabble Words list – and there’s plenty in those pages!
#Octpowrimo
Weekday
Woven tween Tuesday and Thursday
Woden’s Day – named after a saxon god
and a sign – when you wake up
weekend is on its way
#metaphor
a piece wrote as a response to a photo….gave it a little character.
Down a vast array of items
in the great festive sale
sits a lowly tin of peaches
bashed from the morning jostle
its label a little worn
it sits on the shelf – alone
this tin was never – ever
going to win the contest
for most delightful
its fellow tins were taken
some hours ago
in the rush before closing
and there’s no one to see
but the Frosty sour cream
in the Fridge in Aisle C
Moments tin wishes
he was back in the plant
opportunities here – scant
So the tin waits
for morning to come
and awaits delivery mans hum
The men with the money
were at the soup kitchen today
a place where the homeless
go for their lunch
The men with the money
say there’s plenty of homes
they’re dropping them on the council land
like bits of confetti
And the men with the money
say its all been approved
while they cut out the affordable
and the homeless were moved
Where did they go – on the darkest of nights
to a place that was open – avoiding the fights
away from the shiny bright towers of the rich
not far from the spot – they call their pitch
But out of the darkness – a small ray of light
as a lad finds himself a bed for the night
and cheers in abundance as his pals they all smile
as he’ll be out of the cold and the rain for a while
#Socs #Check #Cheque
Could they be considered an antique ?
heavy paper saved by plastic
even the kids are using cards today…
cashless society seems to be happening
King cashpoint is worried
Cheque books kept – for those “Special items”
held in value and status
everyone knows that you’re buying a sofa
cheque has to be written – thats why they’re
kept
Salford 6th June 2020
With this bug thats been floating around recently, those in the back doors of the nations governments have been referring to all the changes they’ve made in one particular phrase
“The new normal“
Now, we know they’ve been looking at a vaccine around the world, but before the mass testing begins – we’re sending people back to work and school before any sort of health implementation begins. Its nothing for our leaders to be proud of – the UK is only second to their American cousins in the number who’ve died….and Yet, Government Ministers – with the economy and their donors breathing down their ear – decided to send everyone back to work….we have to live with the distancing, facemasks and everything else.
They’re calling it the New Normal….forgetting this bug is still wild.
One place this isn’t taking place (Yet) – Arts and sports venues
sports fans are crying into their beer, and actors are having to use video conferencing tools to relay their plays…museums doing video clips
So while they’re queuing for miles for goods at the behest of the economy, signs “Normality” is back… are very very distant. Particularly when this Bug has its own named wards in hospitals up and down the country.
Converging on the controlled area
everything’s got to be run from there
networks, governance, even your daily shop
the locals who live there feed the machine
really – they have no choice
as every service they rely on is
located in the centre of the metropolis
I
Building blocks of different shape and colour
Teach all sorts of useful skill
And its lots of fun when they fall over
II
They might call you a marvel of language
but you’ve got to engage with the locals
if you want to order your lunch
III
Your eye is the best judge
but don’t be disheartened
if that pear looks like a plum
add a peach to the fruitbowl instead
IV
Picking a subject
taking a shot
if you’re not happy with your shot
there’s always the delete button
or perhaps you could edit it at home ?
V
Yellow tennis ball
perfect thing for practicing
reflex actions
catching out in the field
(The red cork ball – saved for match day)
