Salford, 23rd January 2020
#fowc #clear
Cloudy skies today ? hardly
light from the sun falls down like raindrops
even the sky is a wonderful shade of blue
a warm and bright day
ready for a picnic ? we’re headed for the park
Tag: Picnic
#Easter #Holiday
The collective heads at the weather office
looked dumbfounded at the view outside the window
it was a common convention – it rained on a Bank Holiday
and yet, blue skies and sun were the order of the day
flowers were drenched in sunshine
and people were enjoying picnics in the park
as confectioners ran with their easter eggs
to keep their creations whole.
Categories
Time travel
#Promptuarium #Photo Album
The Sands of time seem to pass
so slowly when you’re young
the cogs in the clock
seem like they don’t even move
And yet, sat with your nephews
on the big comfy sofa
you watch time go back
almost in an instant
Moments of fun
spent as a child
creating lines of sandcastles
on a northern beach
Decorations of seashells
and seaweed – covering the scene
as you and your pals
from down the street – enjoy an icecream
And faces gone – but not forgotten
look as fresh as the day the camera captured
the day little feet took a cautious dip
into northern waters
Categories
Memories
#memories
Many a happy time
Enjoyed on the shoreline
Munching away at the contents
Of a well prepared picnic basket
Roast chicken sandwiches and strawberry tarts
Iced buns and banana pudding….
Eaten on a camp blanket, by a rocky shelter
Somewhere where the sardines are safe from the local seagulls
Another poem on Memory : https://inkdrops.blog/2015/10/16/broken-biscuits-jigsaw-puzzles/
#summer #food #sport #garden
24th June 2018
Perfect time to relax in the Garden
In the shade of a cool umbrella, out of the sun
Cucumber sandwiches and iced lemonade
Nice accompaniament to the Barbecue chicken
Inside the wicker basket – under the foil
Chocolate cake for afters – the perfect sweet
I took a walk recently around a well known beauty spot in the northwest of England. A cautionary tale.
out in civilised city life
in that seemingly picturesque garden park
its a jungle out there
as you contend with those flying bugs and ants
coming off the river to disturb your lunch
bugspray keeps them away
but watch your legs … something worse lies around
keep a dock leaf handy….those nettles sting hard!
The seeds of creativity
come from a blank page
ideas held in seed form
spread and grow in the mind
a pencil, sandwich and cream soda
the architects tools
as rainbows cast across lemonade seas
marshmallow clouds and fudge trees
provide perfect plates
for a teddy bears picnic
#park #garden #family #adults #children #rain #language #weather #acrostic
borrowed from my pages on allpoetry.com
Some of the language,
applied by the adults
could not be readily
repeated in front of the young
enfants
but when you’re promised sunshine and its
lashing down buckets of H20 on
everyone’s heads – picnic ruined
understandably – its the forecaster to blame
#Coloryourworld #cyw #Unmellowyellow
Hardly the mellowest flower in the garden
your bright colour screams for attention –
a central figure among the reds and the blues
look at me! you cry as people picnic on the green grassy lawn.
surrounded by you and your siblings
they agree as they feast on their banana sandwiches
and drink their old fashioned lemonade
you certainly brighten up the day.
Really summery days see days on the front lawn
Everyone in a straight
Line, waiting for the meats on the grill and chef
Inviting them to try,
Something tasty and flavoursome on their
Hot Dog, Burger or Veggie Delight
