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
#fear #reaction
They told you to calm down
Over reaction was never the right course of action
But then again, this had been building up
Since the letter fell through the letterbox
If they’d read your medical notes
They would have realised
The administration of a drug
Wasn’t going to be that easy
For the sight of a shining hypodermic
Would be enough to send you haywire
Going to pieces before you went through the door
#airfix
I
The picture seemed accomplishable
The box was a reasonable size
The mass of pieces hidden away
II
The jigsaw vast, and wide
An advantage – No glue required
follow the pictures – one by one – like lego
III
Camouflage coming together
like they were best of pals
snapping into place to form wings
IV
preparation of propeller
poised for propulsion
piece that was smallest – key for the turning
V
now sat proud
with other marvels of flight
squadron of air kits – on a maiden flight
#writephoto #wistful
She returned to the moor
every hill a passing memory
veils of tears ran down her face
each time she remembered the angry rant
now she had thrown the ring back at him
she was returning to her cottage – in pieces
#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
#Fowc #Impossible
Its crazy – you’re given the
Made up puzzle in a box and then
Prise it apart – in order to put in back together again
Of course, they give you a guide – but
Something isn’t right
Something doesn’t fit – and
It’s making you wonder why you took the whole thing out of the
Box – all the pieces are there
Laid out on the table – but who said it would be
Easy ?
#Octpowrimo #Brokenpieces
Imperial War Museum North, Manchester UK (via the Inkwell), 22nd October 2019
How does someone express the act of war ?
take you through a hundred years
and tell that tale – that no one else can tell anymore.
The man with a vision
took a thing for brewing his cuppa
and changed it into something – iconic
Smashed with a hammer
Earth air and water
came together and reformed
Falling at the side of a waterway
painted by a painter
who’s centre stood next door
And in the evening sunlight
the air shard shone as shimmering light
cascaded off its solid steel
Morning beckons
and the tales from the shards
can be heard across town
from the tales within.
It’s not easy being me….
I took a fall from a window
and went into flight
aided by the northwest wind
I went to pieces, without assistance
My head and legs went different places
I thought – “that’s it!” – and went to bits
as i thought i’d played my aces
But from the kerb and the grass
i saw a hand pass
and head and body did rise
(to my upmost surprise!)
I looked up at the lad,
as i went good from bad
and we headed back home
a new place to roam
So i sit on the shelf, thankful for health
with other model toys – oh joy of joys
enjoying my place – in my safety of space
and spending time as i can – a new lego man.
The Inkwell