The Inkwell#Octpowrimo #Lightness
Salford, 29th October 2019
As summer draws to a close
and green leaves turn to red
the leaves of the less evergreen
aided by wind rain and streams
float off in a dream, light as a feather
to their final resting spot
where they leave a mark of colour
on the paths around them
Salford 28th August 2019
#cyw #brickred #salford
I remember those streets,
the houses and walls
constructed from something
from down in the ground
Fired earth formed into an oblong
and fashioned into spaces
places, to cook, wash, read, and rest
for those living there – the best
And they were Not all uniform –
not all the same shade
some hidden round airbricks
the ones that just made grade
But from down the road
Their colours stood proud
as this orange / brick red
sang through northern streets loud
Salford, 9th March 2019
A patch of earth on some barren land
Was turned over, fed and watered
Earth dug up in places on
Seeds or bulbs planted
Over the next few months, the process continued – and
Moments passed – until the arrival of a green leaf popping out of the ground
Expect rainbows of colour over the next few weeks.
Salford 18th September
Poem borrowed from my page at Allpoetry.com
A tale a bit crafty, a bit religious, but all by me
Artwork created at Craft Sessions at Brain & Spinal Injury Charity in Salford.
As the Sun comes up,
its light shines through
the panels of coloured glass
angling the now coloured light
painting a picture,
of scenes on a floor
And as the sun shines,
through that brightly coloured window
reds cast with yellows
and greens cast with blues
as molten lead holds on tightly,
keeping the picture alive
The Final Hurdle – and I’m pleased to report – I passed it!
Here’s a list of the colour poems for month 4 of the Colouryourworld Challenge.
Hope you enjoy reading the poems as much as I did writing them
Inky.
https://inkdropblog.wordpress.com/2017/04/01/razzle-dazzle-rose/
https://inkdropblog.wordpress.com/2017/04/02/orchid/
https://inkdropblog.wordpress.com/2017/04/03/red-violet/
https://inkdropblog.wordpress.com/2017/04/04/eggplant/
https://inkdropblog.wordpress.com/2017/04/05/cerise/
https://inkdropblog.wordpress.com/2017/04/06/wild-strawberry/
https://inkdropblog.wordpress.com/2017/04/07/magenta/
https://inkdropblog.wordpress.com/2017/04/08/lavender/
https://inkdropblog.wordpress.com/2017/04/08/cotton-candy/
https://inkdropblog.wordpress.com/2017/04/10/violet-red/
https://inkdropblog.wordpress.com/2017/04/11/pink-carnation/
https://inkdropblog.wordpress.com/2017/04/12/razzamatazz/
https://inkdropblog.wordpress.com/2017/04/13/jazzberry-jam/
https://inkdropblog.wordpress.com/2017/04/13/piggy-pink/
https://inkdropblog.wordpress.com/2017/04/15/blush/
https://inkdropblog.wordpress.com/2017/04/15/tickled-pink/
https://inkdropblog.wordpress.com/2017/05/01/pink-sherbet/
https://inkdropblog.wordpress.com/2017/05/01/maroon/
https://inkdropblog.wordpress.com/2017/05/01/red/
https://inkdropblog.wordpress.com/2017/05/01/radical-red/
https://inkdropblog.wordpress.com/2017/05/01/mauvellous/
https://inkdropblog.wordpress.com/2017/05/01/wild-watermelon/
https://inkdropblog.wordpress.com/2017/05/01/scarlet/
https://inkdropblog.wordpress.com/2017/05/01/salmon/
https://inkdropblog.wordpress.com/2017/05/01/brick-red/
https://inkdropblog.wordpress.com/2017/05/01/blank-canvas/
https://inkdropblog.wordpress.com/2017/05/01/timberwolf/
https://inkdropblog.wordpress.com/2017/05/01/silver/
https://inkdropblog.wordpress.com/2017/05/02/pencil-drawing/
https://inkdropblog.wordpress.com/2017/05/03/deep-space-darkness/
and for those looking for the other months 🙂
#coloryourworld #cyw #Scarlet
She caught my view, in the Cretan sunshine
Casting a watchful eye over the fruits of the island
As our gazes met briefly, we smiled at one-another
Reacting to a momentary attraction
Long haired red head, with eyes of green
Enchanting young lady – with chance to meet at
The next mornings breakfast
Revolutionary
an idea – that a colour could influence a change
democratic principles
inked out in radical shades of red
could it be the passions of those men and women wearing it
all across the land, that displays its colour
loud and proud ? Up and down the land ?
#Coloryourworld #cyw #colors #pinks #reds #razzamatazz
Raspberry donuts – that’s what reminds me of you
A right zesty colour, bursting with notes of
Sharp pink and red – but unlike your strawberry cousin, notes of
Purple, which sing out in the pudding bowl
Best in a jam. in a pudding or ice cream, some will
Even eat it in a yogurt
Real connoisseurs eat you tween almond sponge and base in a
Right royal bakewell tart, but notes are played
Year on year when you’re served up on toast in jam
Reactions to your
Appearance in gardens – are amazing – flying insects
Zipping around the garden for a chance to grab your
Zesty Nectar
Maybe its your fragrance and colour you relase
As they circle and glide around your petals
To get to that tasty nectar
Aiming sharp towards the target
Zoned towards the prize
Zipping into your flower head for their reward
#coloryourworld #cyw #reds #violetred
Salford 10th April 2017
The tussle between the shades of red
began as they fought it out on the painters palette
ballet of an artistic nature
started at opposite ends of the rainbow
The bluer shade he stood his ground
as artists painted the flowers he’d found
but as pigment scarlet to pallet was fed
the cold shade turned a more warmer red
as red-violet flowers changed colours in bed
to a host of new flowers of violet red
#coloryourworld #cyw #wildstrawberry #reds #fruit #nature
Hiding away in bushes and hedgerows
little red berries await to be found
playing peek-a-boo under the greens
nothing much like their wimbledon cousins
their juicyness comes from being free in the wind
pleasant if you pick them at the perfect time
tasty enough without sugar and cream
sweetness coming direct from the sun
that peeps through their hiding place
