The Inkwell
#Airfix #Quickbuild #F-35 #Lightning
Arrival of the new member of the squadron came
in record time though in
reality their was a catch – unlike his die-cast cousin
full assembly would be required in order for his attendance
in the parade…..he took a spot by a red arrow
x marking his landing bay by the software titles
#Acrostic #Model #Plane
Royal air force display team plane
engineered by the modellists
designed to fit together – without any glue
As things go – it was
Really easy to put together – snapping together
Red white and blue flag on the tailfin
Only cause for concern
When the plane falls from its perch – putting it back together
#IWM #Airfix #Duxford
A poetry piece by B.F. Kirkham.
There’s a bucket of wings on the table,
but this ain’t no KFC
You’re there with your mates at the ready
and take home a plane for free
You pick up the pieces as listed
the fellow from museum there to help
as your classmates fumble with pieces
and boys and girls start to yelp
Behind you is the perfect model –
they tell you it took men all those years
as part of the wing it does come off
and it almost brings you to tears
Patience – comes call from behind you
as you fiddle with the pieces for a while
it won’t take you long – and you can’t get it wrong
as the teacher gives you a smile
Suddenly it all comes together
the tail end the wings and the prop
resembling that big plane behind you
and its something you don’t want to drop
So you say ta to the model instructor
with your plane that’s been made paid and mended
and your classmates all fly, those planes from time gone by
before the trip to the museum is ended.
#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
The reality is usually greater than the prize
if you want to leap out of a plane, or over a cliff edge – you
sometimes have to understand the dangers of what you’d call “Fun”
killing yourself in the search for thrills ? Not a great idea.
#poetry #learning #expectation
Salford 16th February
A piece on school visits
Three coaches rolled up in the car park
One blue, one black, one green
Passing auntie, the football and the shops
Traffic jams were no fun
Or Waiting for the man with the sign to
Pass go from stop
There were grumbles getting off the coach
Old Trafford exchanged for the war museum
Pupils listening to sir, bore on
The security …. more of the same, but
Out of a corner….a new name
Person from a new place….change of space
Tanks and planes…new things to see
Objects to touch….and all for free
People to tell tales of air land and sea
And your guide at the entrance is about the space
A person to turn to with a friendly face
Telling a tale of the car, plane and gun
Making your visit a bit more fun
Salford 5th February 2020
A tale of a meet and greeter at IWM North, Manchester
Take a good handful of young minds
and interesting artifacts from a fire engine to a British tank
under some really unusual lighting
give them a tale of a teapot smashed and
hold their attention with items in a display – leave for 5 –
then let them handle an old helmet or two
! While you tell them all about it !
#Octpowrimo #Fowc #Derail
Days are funny things
Everyone plans what they’ll be doing
Running through – so nothing goes wrong
And everything goes the way they want – but
Instead – something gets in the way
Like a delayed bus, train or plane
Behind the scenes
1st February 2019
A couple of Shots from the Lens of my Nikon Camera
The First shot – taken at IWM Duxford, in Cambridgeshire, Taken from under the wing of a Lancaster Bomber.
The Second Shot….setup of experimental shots with BASIC Clicks, capturing Water Movement. This shot was a bit of a group effort, as each part of the shot from pouring the water to setting up the deflector took 1 person each in its creation
The Inkwell