The Inkwell#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
Cathedral walls filled with voices as
Harmonic music was played throughout
Orators of great note – joined in
Resounding hymns and psalms
Until the time came – and
Silence and Reverence came with eucharistic rites
#SoCs #Spray
Surveying his kingdom
purched preening on his prime position
rivals daren’t come close
as the self professed “king of the close”
yells out to all comers – “keep off – that’s MINE!”
#SoCs #Cave #Underground
I’ve never been a pirate
or had thoughts of being a caveman
but someone before me thought
it would be great to trade
minerals or metals – they found in their home
for some meat, or berries or something else
the shiniest stones cost the buyer more fruit
as the seller spent days polishing them
by the light of his twinkling stones
Salford, 2nd May 2020
#SoCs
(based on washing gel instructions, but relayed to an infant)
Apply to hand, sponge or flannel
and massage into skin
turn it into froth on your
flannel or sponge but
don’t squirt it in the air,
or aim it at the walls
although its a nice colour
it’ll ruin the grouting – and lord knows
what your mum and dad will think if you
squirt it up on to the ceiling…..
don’t use it as a squirt gun at your little brother
it’ll just land you in a whole heap of mess….
never mind the flood you’ll leave on the floor….
and don’t forget to wash it all off!!!!
#Socs #Val #Valued
Volunteers….
as you know – they don’t get paid but
lots of them sign up for the tasks they are given – it’s
up to them how many hours they do but
every day you’ll see them – aiding the cause
day by day – doing jobs for more esteem than finance
#SoCs #Deep
Salford 4th April 2020
It’s hard to really appreciate the dish
without taking some time over it
the fish – had been swimming with others
free to explore – developing
evading all predators –
from the polar bear in the north
to the seals and penguins in the south
all to be caught by a net
trawled to a port and
cooked up by a chef
battered within an inch of its old life
in oil so hot – it almost leapt onto the plate
and served by a waitress, Annette
while eaten by the regulars with chips and peas
its eaten by the gastronome
with lemon and tartar sauce……Flavour? DEEP!
Salford, March 28th 2020
#Socs #Besideme
Saturday morning.
Its a couple of days into the government lockdown in the UK for this blooming bug that’s hitting the globe like a whirlwind
and for the stream of conciousness challenge – i’ve been asked whats beside me,
I’m looking down at the table – the book i was reading yesterday is still there, a compilation of work from some fine amateur writers, who entered the great British write off for 2015 – flipping through the index – i find i appear just before half way with a short piece i wrote during a holiday at that time
My watercolour pad is just in reach, doodles and scribbles brought to life in glorious technicolor. For some strange reason, there’s an awful lot of drawings of fish – there is a reason for that folks – i’d been creating my own stencils the night before and one of them was …. lo and behold a fish.
Flipping through the watercolours, there’s a picture of a tree….haven’t come up with a title for it yet – so i’m going to pinch a title for it – “What the kids really wanted”
