Washing
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Looking at a line full of laundry
Salford 1st November Response to a Writeclub Prompt by Inky #Larkhillplace #writeclub #street #Salford There’s a breeze tonight a perfect westerly don’t need to check the weather forecast and i’ll tell you why tween lark hill place and ackers st the mangles have been working overtime and Mrs Protheroe’s washing is hanging on the line… Continue reading
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Sensation
#wordpressprompt #feedyoursenses Early morning rumble cars muffled by double glazing dripping of water heading for the drain saved by a silver – armored plugstop fingers frolicking in warm soapy water throwing it towards the face in play towel comes to the rescue and they all make their way down to the kitchen porcelain meets cocoa… Continue reading
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Just another day
#Napowrimo #paperswans #children Picking up post for Mum and dad and reading a chapter a day Helping doing the washing and putting it away one hundred and one little things to do whilst i’m away from school playing games with nanna watching granddad play the fool and i’ve pegged out all my teddies clothes so… Continue reading
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Hungry postbox
Salford, 15th March 2021 – from a writeclub prompt “A postbox is a box that eats socks“ There’s a reason why they are red. Just before night fall – the humans put the washing out in the hope they’ll be dry in the morning the crows cry out – but everyone’s asleep as the poor… Continue reading
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Out of Sight, and Out of Mind
A poem by Brian F Kirkham in response to the Daily Prompt Pungent That dirty little secret, hiding in plain view has built up over time now It isn’t something new. No one is going to find it (Deodorant Masks it you know) But those tales that you’ve been telling the secrets going to blow!… Continue reading