Afterdrop

#napowrimo #writeclub Photo by Med Gadon on Pexels.com cooling off in cold water can be refreshing , on a hot summers day – swims invigorating – but wrap up as you leave the cooling water – for your inner thermometer is racing down to the bulb…. you’re sat in the warmth of the Mediterranean –  …

Inner City Tankas

The rain descended landing on rooftops and roads concentric circles forming in little bird baths on the streets roads and pavements High rise apartments Heroes, or Villains ? you may ask as raindrops are caught at the top of their rooftops escaping the reservoirs Residents of flats Kings and Queens of one bed homes Searching …

noises in the river

Photo by Matthew Montrone on Pexels.com Noises in the river by brian f kirkham juggled up with “Anglers lament” by Inky The water laps over the river bed as it runs all wild and free travelling over rocks and stones on its way out to the sea Adventures for a motley crew they’re headed for …

MLMM – Growing Stuff

A response to Mind Love’s Misery’s Lucky Dip Challenge #Mindlovemisery’sMenagerie #Saturday Mix #Luckydip At four o’ clock most afternoons i’d see my grandad in his back garden feeding the flowers , the fruits and vegetables he’d patiently wait, like a game of chess for the little green shoots to arrive, and while the rain fell, …

Coming into Focus

#Promptuarium Creating pretty pictures wasn’t always dedicated to the first thing you saw in the viewfinder Far away things out across the water seemed distant – out of focus Deliberate act? Perhaps… but not always down to the cameraman Yet Captured in Glass in its own little world clear as day – perfect view

It is Broken – II

#Writeclub #Broken Photo by Gergu0151 Ku00f8vu00e1cs on Pexels.com The mosaic on the floor wasn’t supposed to be like that a clue to its previous existence lying around the pieces of hardened clay like the sea lapping against an archipelago could the islands be brought back? It would take a lot of patience and a lot …

In Two Minds

#Thoughts #Writeclub #weather It’s Cold outside (Is it ? to a polar bear – it’s boiling!) The frost making pretty patterns (till it melted into a puddle) stuck to the top of modern chariots (now cascading into the canal) while winged creatures practice unorthodox procedures (no longer on the rooftops, chancing the waterways instead) More …