The Inkwell
#CYW #Pinegreen
Perhaps you would say
Its probably the most recognisable tree
Next to the horse chestnut and
English Oak – Its seeds hanging from its evergreen branches
Growing commences when these seeds find their way under ground
Released into the air slowly and then
Enjoying the journey towards the clouds
Expect a squirrel to use it for a home while birds
Nest in the higher branches above them
#promptuarium #Lockdown #birds
The birds are having a whale of a time
perched as they are on the quay fencing
taking in the rays
of the warm summer sunshine
their only dilemma for today
is when their waiter service is returning
for its great hopping to the waters for take out
but they’re missing their seeds of gold
and some of them have their feathers in a frizz….
word on the bridge is – its down to a bug
point him out they say – we want our feeders back!
Salford 17th April 2020
A Spot
by the big trees became vacant recently,
considering the weather, i cleared the space and
dropped some the seed into a channel….no
expectations – i just need to water them during the day
flowers ? they’ll all be different and some you might
go and consider them as weeds in another garden – i just
hope they grow in the hard trowelled soil they’ve been buried in and
in turn, the birds find the bugs and not the seeds!
#Fowc #Dirt
Destination – Under the Grass
It’s the place where the bulbs and seeds
Rest before its time to say hi to the sunshine
Treading on it – leaves a mark on it and a mark on you!
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.
17th January 2019
#birds
Scattered food lying on the tarmac, brings them here
Preening themselves in the fallen
Aqua that you and I call rain
Reactions to the feast, vary from
Roars of delight to sunflower seeds to
Overall disappointment …. small grains again ?
When the back door opens and the treasures
Spread across the ground, far and wide
Octpowrimo, 29th October 2018
Signs that winter is on its way
Quite inquisitive fellow made his way across the garden fence
Under the fir trees and around the hyacinths
In search, of something
Round , red brown, and tasty to
Restock his larder for winter
Every now and then looking around, protecting his hide
Looking for morsels in every inch of the garden
Promptuarium, 18th August
You meet all sorts in your local park
two furry vermine were scampering past the bowling green
when they both sought my advice on
where the tastiest seeds were
“The Hazel tree is off to the west,
but the Conker tree has started dropping its seeds”
I told them,
they paused , then headed for the conker tree
where they fed like kings
before nodding me a thank you
and scampering for some hazelnut dessert
Central to most trees fruit
Oranges pears apples or bananas
real safe centres … some soft some hard. Most
Edible, but the centre and their pips are quite woody
Salford, 9th February 2018
Plants need looking after when they’re little.
I remember , as a lad being given three packets of seed by my Grandad.
they never told me what was in those silver packets
but each day i’d go to my spot by the lawn, to see what popped out of the ground
and with watchful eye, my mum and dad helped me sort the weeds from the plants
whilst i watered the soil, when the clouds weren’t dropping the rain
and each day, slowly but surely, the little seeds grew
flowerheads hid away till the sunshine appeared
and on those days i’d water them with my watering can…
then one day the flowerheads opened
and a square of reds, pinks, oranges , yellows and blues surrounded the lawn
