The InkwellThere were advantages to dating the short guy
having your date get in for nowt at the cinema as
everyone thought he was your little lad
Small sized portions at the restaurant
half prices all round
on occasion you always were on childrens menu
reactions to the two of you – was what was
the little lad having
Gentleman suitors watching thought it
unusual seeing the two of
you together – till of course they met him.
#SoCs #Figure
For a while now he’s occupied that spot on the shelf
If you can’t spot him – he’s
Gracing us with his presence sitting by the clockwork guardsman
Up by the laptop brush – in the shape of a car
Ready to leap to action – when his spaceships been built
Except at the moment – he’s happy where he is
Wednesday, 9th October 2019
#Space #Toys #Dreams #Octpowrimo
He always wanted to travel
Lego man living on the shelf
his greatest descent – not a fall from grace
but sent into flight from a feather duster
till one day he flew
onto a book that made his dreams
into reality (of sorts) – as he landed and
walked into a patchwork of stars
#FFFC #Mirror #Man
Manchester, 7th October 2019
A tale of a street performer, inspired by Fandango’s Picture in the Flash Fiction Challenge
He Stands on his spot,
on the grass in the square,
doing his thing
while the others stare.
Today it is sunny,
so today – there’s a crowd
with his occasional movement
they cheer out loud
Sometimes a bird might land on his head
hoping for the chance that they might be fed
So inside his pocket – should there be a need
he has a small bag, of bird food or seeds
Little girl passing, trying to be brave
mirror man turns and gives her a wave
and watches others, as he gives them the time
in amusing but wordless performance in mime.
In the dawn light of a winters morning
its very hard to see
why the important man with his
very important briefcase
should be stood at the platform
getting covered in snow
if he’d listened to the announcer –
a bus arrived two minutes ago
but he let it pass
and like an ass
he stands there in the snow
in the Dim light of the station
Will he catch his train….hmmm? No.
