The Inkwell
#promptuarium
They said there was something
horrible hiding in the forest
feathers of a crow
claws of an eagle
human face, legs and hands
Making noises around the trees
as she hopped from branch to branch
picking off fruit with glee
and enjoying them for tea
what they didn’t know
was the creature
was she was more frightened of them
than they were frightened of her
#promptuarium #gods #stonehenge
The Druids were disturbed on Tuesday morn
to find their inner sanctum slightly different
to the way they’d left it on Monday Night
It seemed that the younger gods
liked playing with the columns of stone
and so did their Danish cousins
They found a structure at woodland elsewhere
put together with the stones with care
a home for three furry, homeless bears
Calling on Mother Nature’s hand
the bears were rehomed, and the structure replanned
and the left over stones, young uns kept on their toes
as they played a game of dominoes
#promptuarium
Taking a train up to the coast
admiring the view and maybe
keeping a photo of the scenery
inside the hut on top of the hill theres
numbers of pictures you can take
gemstones lie under your feet (if you know where to find them)
ascending ? why not descend down to that
beach where that blue water laps
relax by the shoreline and
enjoy the sunshine – the cove’s a suntrap
and if you fancy a cuppa – the beach cafe will be open soon
kreative minds among you can make castles on the beach
#promptuarium #spiders
It had been a while since
any plumber had been down
the cellar to check the pipes
the young apprentice
sent down the cellar
was shocked and surprised
to see what she saw
networks of webs
weaved by the occupants
who had taken the place over
It wasn’t the plumber they were frightened of
more the landlord
for they’d been living down there
rent free for years.
#Promptuarium #Octpowrimo #halloween #goblins
Out in the farmers field
while the pumpkins slept
out in the field
something crept
leaving a trail of
debris in their way
stopping the chance
of hallows eve play
a question they ask
a simple why?
do people persist with the lanterns ?
they like pumpkin pie….
For its not just trick or treaters
on halloween night
who are frightened away
by the lantern light.
They want to have fun
They just want to play
so to Mr Jack-o-lantern
Please go away!
#promptuarium #octpowrimo
I often see Robins at this time of year, but this explains their disappearance into the trees in my garden!
Hello there, its me again
in the hunt for a big juicy worm in your garden
don’t think i’ll be leaving the tree branch just yet though
i’m avoiding your
next door neighbours cat – i’ve
got no appetite to be somebody else’s lunch
#promptuarium
The multi storey car park
was now under “New Ownership”
Demolition squads turned on their heels
as vines and creepers wrapped themselves
around the concrete pillars
and where the fast and the furious
parked their wonder cars
carpets of wildflowers –
occupied each floor
now resident to squirrel, mole, rat and beaver
abandoned by the humans
taken over by mother nature esquire.
#promptuarium #pictureprompt
He’d left his spot on the quarterdeck
and headed for holodeck five
a place where the men of the spacecraft
went to loosen up and jive
He enjoyed the sound of the old times
of Oasis, New Order and Blur
and joined up with others of the crew
who did of course concur
They dressed up in their blue jeans
their parkas and their trainers
for an all night dance in the holodeck
a total entertainer
But as the watch was grooving away
Outside forces were at play
and as the clock began to chime
they move through a split in time
They ended up on a Northern Street
dressed in their parkas and trainer clad feet
and followed the sounds to a neon sign
a place familiar – in the right time
How they’d got there is anyones guess
Back at the spaceship – there’s a heck of a mess
The engineers haven’t even begun
so the watch will go eat, dance and have fun.
#writingprompt #upsidedown
In a topsy turvy world
as sunlight headed for the horizon
the sun was rising on the other half of the earth
While people were eating their evening meal
athletes were in the gymnasium
after having a hearty breakfast
so as breakfast tv was being shown on the big box
athletes were making final preparation
to run, hop, skip and jump
their way into the history books
#promptuarium
They said he was ferocious
and came out at night
while you were sleeping
to give you a fright
The thing is – the monster
lived underneath you
and was frightened of the noises
and snores that you blew
so he was real careful
and snuck down the the stairs
helping himself to apples
bananas and pears
and before you woke up
he was back in his place
enjoying his dinner
in his darkened space
The Inkwell