The Inkwell#Socs #Collarsup
Considering its not the warmest
Outside, and it
Looks like autumnal weather is here
Like an old friend
Application of a Woollen Jumper or Scarf might be in order
Really good Duffelcoat or Waterproof to keep out the rain
Something tells me we’re going to need it
Until mother nature allows the mercury to rise – its best to
Prepare….stay indoors if you don’t have to go out – wrap up if you do
#SoCs #Sharp
Some say Like a bright yellow lemon
Hot headed ? Far from it….
As your aim at your targets are pinpoint
Rapier like wit and a brilliant mind and good looks
People should look out – you’re not just a pretty face
#SocS #Bythehundreds #Sweet
Held in a container and kept
Up on the same shelf as the glace cherries
Numerous sweet strands wait for the
Day they decend on the fairy cakes
Rainbow Rebellion? no…more like decoration
Each one looking forward to the
Decadent day they add a spot of colour to the
Sweet icing they land on
#SoCS #Brush
Bringing a touch of colour to the paper
Reds through to violet as it passes through the brilliant white
Upmost care taken – not to cross any of the bands
Should they seep into the colour next door
Hairs of the brush given a good soak after the artwork’s complete
#SoCs #More
When the ink was dried
and the handshakes made
and the union flag handed back
they thought their troubles were over
Occasional flits across the Sea
brought a change to those
who weeks earlier screamed
they wanted their country back
While those looking after the coinage
Kept it in the nations piggybank
whilst the rest of us wondered
why we kept it there at all
Rich in their seaboats, wondering round
Riley’s life abound
while in the cold and dark around
a poor man’s being crowned
And as they come out of their dream
what the rest see….seems obscene
so they take to the streets – with a verbal attack
for the mirrors and tv’s – don’t answer back
#Socs #Check #Cheque
Could they be considered an antique ?
heavy paper saved by plastic
even the kids are using cards today…
cashless society seems to be happening
King cashpoint is worried
Cheque books kept – for those “Special items”
held in value and status
everyone knows that you’re buying a sofa
cheque has to be written – thats why they’re
kept
#Socs #Links
Like the loops of a chain keeping them together
Like the wires transmitting the news to your TV
Like the road that goes from A to B
Something keeps them together
Romans Rolling over Rural Scenes
Rocky paths for Stallions and Soldiers
Ripping through riverbanks
Miles of track traversing the country
Making its way from Manchester to Middlesex
Mighty juggernauts moving from north to south
Somethings keeps them together
Traversing over hill mountain and dale
To get to the office the shops or the coast
Taking the most direct route possible (sometimes via a tunnel)
Delays ?
Daily occurrence – as
Double time spent fixing holes or faults
Reactions to Roadworks
or leaves on the line ? – Revolutionary
Rolling up to your Destination by bus not train
#Socs #toss
a piece on a coin toss for #Socs by inky
50:50 – I think that’s what they call it
chances of you picking the right side of the coin
It seems so plausible – there’s only two choices
but like a smaller version of a roulette wheel
the fates are rising and falling
with each turn of the coin in the air
and decisions fall in the victors favour
whether the head sees the skies or ground under foot
#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
#SoCS #Fan
Salford 6th June 2020
For many years , i’ve been a fan of the fantasy genre.
as Local folk writers with hi tales of mystical lands
near to, or in the vicinity of my home garden
terrific and tantalizing tales of witches and wizards
all playing round in a coppice or wood
some tales are close to the truth –
those up the road by the pennines will tell you that. And
you’ll hear the ghosts and ghouls every time all hallows eve comes about
and enjoy letting your imagination go wild
